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Bisphenol A and Baby Bottles

A CHEMICAL CALLED BISPHENOL A IS WIDELY USED IN PLASTIC PRODUCTION - IT’S EVEN FOUND IN MANY CLEAR PLASTIC BABY BOTTLES.  BUT THERE’S CONCERN ABOUT ITS SAFETY, AS YOU’LL HEAR ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

BISPHENOL A IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGEN THAT ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE LINKED TO LEARNING DISABILITIES, BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS, AND REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS.

EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGENS IS A PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR BABIES.  FRED VOMSAAL, A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI–COLUMBIA, EXPLAINS.

VOMSAAL: CHEMICALS LIKE BISPHENOL A ESSENTIALLY SET TIME BOMBS INTO ORGANS IN A DEVELOPING BABY THAT LEAD THOSE ORGANS TO THEN BECOME ABNORMAL LATER IN LIFE.

AS A RESULT OF THESE CONCERNS, SOME PARENTS ARE STEERING CLEAR OF CLEAR PLASTIC BABY BOTTLES IN FAVOR OF GLASS OR OPAQUE PLASTIC ONES.

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Read more in USA Today.