Is chemical BPA safe?

The research has been going on for more than 10 years. Studies number in the hundreds. Millions of dollars have been spent. But government health officials still cannot decide whether the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, a component of some plastics, is safe. The substance lines most food and drink cans, and is used to make hard, clear plastic bottles, containers and countless other products. Nearly everyone is exposed to it.


Concerns about BPA stem from studies in lab animals and cell cultures showing it can mimic the hormone estrogen. It is considered an “endocrine disruptor,” a term applied to chemicals that can act like hormones. But whether it does any harm in people is unclear.



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Since it's unclear, why not avoid it? There is a Swiss manufacturer who claim that their bottles are BPA free. I bought one myself online sometime ago.


Brand Name : SIGG

New Evidence Against BPA


http://www.theatlantic.com/food/archive/2010/10/the-dangers-of-a-ubiquitous-food-chemical-new-evidence/63928

Canada Declares BPA Toxic


It's used almost everywhere. It's in almost all of us. It does weird things to rodents and it may be doing weird things to us—but it's tough to be certain. Bisphenol-A (BPA) has become a litmus test for how people view environmental health and the risks of common household chemicals—as I wrote in a long story for TIME earlier this year. The chemical has countless industrial uses, most often in the epoxy liner of cans and in plastic bottles. But BPA is also an endocrine disruptor, meaning that it has the capacity to mess with our hormones and potentially impact health—especially in developing fetuses—even at relatively low doses. (Because they can mimic hormones—which cause enormous changes in our bodies even at relatively low amounts—the dose-response relationship used to evaluate traditional toxins like lead may not work with BPA.)



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Canned Food Seals in BPA


The chemical has been linked to all sorts of health concerns, including heart disease, cancers, and developmental problems.


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