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................

isn't it too late?

shouldn't the 'further study' have come BEFORE allowing this product out? there are things the government will NOT approve (and you cannot convince me it has nothing to do with big bidnez not being involved) and things they'll say yippee let's get it on the market BEFORE testing is done. they're a bunch of big fat stupidheads just like everyone else and who pays? we do that's who. if we don't make it unsafe in our OWN country, let's send the job out to ANOTHER country who'll not only make it UNSAFE, they'll make it CHEAPLY and UNSAFE(ly)
F**K 'em all

Report Raises Alarm About Chemical Found in Plastics

By Lyndsey LaytonWashington Post Staff Writer
For the first time, the federal government is raising health alarms about bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical in plastics that is used in such varied items as dental fillings, baby bottles and sports water bottles. The National Toxicology Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, released a draft report today that says exposure to the chemical may be linked to breast cancer, prostate cancer, early puberty in girls and such behavioral changes as hyperactivity. It urged further study.
The report marks a significant departure from earlier positions taken by the government, which had maintained there was a negligible human health risk associated with BPA.
"This is breaking new scientific ground," said Anila Jacob, a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit public health group. "It says that at very low doses, similar to what people are exposed to now, BPA poses a risk of adverse health conditions."
Steven G. Hentges, executive director of the Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group at the American Chemistry Council, said the new report does not mean BPA is unsafe. ..........