Think Your Exposure to BPA is Minimal and Harmless? Think Again
Thursday, 30 September 2010 07:57
'Some recent reports about the dangers of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) insist that people not worry because overall exposure is limited, they say. But a new report published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives says otherwise, estimating that the average person is exposed to at least eight times the daily amount of BPA that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers "safe".
"Our data raises grave concerns that regulatory agencies have grossly underestimated current human exposure levels," explain study authors in their report.'
Read more: Think Your Exposure to BPA is Minimal and Harmless? Think Again
Thursday, 30 September 2010 07:57
'Some recent reports about the dangers of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) insist that people not worry because overall exposure is limited, they say. But a new report published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives says otherwise, estimating that the average person is exposed to at least eight times the daily amount of BPA that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers "safe".
"Our data raises grave concerns that regulatory agencies have grossly underestimated current human exposure levels," explain study authors in their report.'
Read more: Think Your Exposure to BPA is Minimal and Harmless? Think Again