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NRDC to FDA: Ban BPA from our Food

Posted on October 21, 2008

I've written earlier posts about scientific studies linking bisphenol A (BPA) exposure to health problems. In the past few years, numerous studies suggest the chemical can lead to serious illnesses, such as reproductive abnormalities, prostate and breast cancer, neurological damage, insulin resistance and diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.Most people assume that the government wouldn't allow Americans to be exposed to BPA if it wasn't safe, but while the FDA has been reviewing the science, as of yet, no action has been taken. So today, the NRDC is calling on the FDA to ban this hor...

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