if you think these organizations are protecting us

you're hiding your head in the sand. it's not just the fda either. it's most of them. including the faa (among MANY other agencies)

once again, the almighty dollar (with a bit of laziness thrown in) wins out

BPA Ruling Flawed, Panel Says

FDA Ignored Scientific Evidence of Harm, Report Finds

By Annys Shin

Washington Post Staff Writer

The Food and Drug Administration ignored scientific evidence and used flawed methods when it determined that a chemical widely used in baby bottles and in the lining of cans is not harmful, a scientific advisory panel has found.

In a highly critical report to be released today, the panel of scientists from government and academia said the FDA did not take into consideration scores of studies that have linked bisphenol A (BPA) to prostate cancer, diabetes and other health problems in animals when it completed a draft risk assessment of the chemical last month. The panel said the FDA didn't use enough infant formula samples and didn't take into account variations among the samples.

Taking those studies into consideration, the panel concluded, the FDA's margin of safety is "inadequate" and it recommended that the agency redo its risk assessment. The panel is part of the Science Board, a committee of advisers to the FDA commissioner. It was set up to review the FDA's risk assessment of BPA................