The U.S. Government announced today that a chemical known as bisphenol A, or BPA, may impact human development. Bisphenol A is used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins and can be found in food and drink packaging as well as compact discs and some medical devices and dental sealants/composites.

Although there is no direct evidence that exposure to BPA adversely affects reproduction or development, studies with laboratory rodents show that exposure to high dose levels of BPA during pregnancy and/or lactation can reduce survival, birth weight, and growth of offspring early in life, and delay the onset of puberty in males and females. The National Toxicology Program said laboratory rodents exposed to BPA levels similar to human exposures developed precancerous lesions in prostate and mammary glands - National Toxicology Program

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