WASHINGTON, Apr 15, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A draft report from a U.S.
government agency said exposure to bisphenol A in plastic may pose serious
health risks.
The National Institutes of Health's National Toxicology Program urged further
study of possible links between the chemical and breast cancer, prostate cancer,
early puberty in girls and hyperactivity, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
The Environmental Working Group, which had criticized a previous report that
minimized the dangers of bisphenol A, said the new report corrects the
scientific record. "The findings break new scientific ground, for the first time
validating the results of tests conducted on animals at very low doses similar
to those which people are exposed to," working group senior scientist Anila
Jacob said in a statement.
The American Chemistry Council said the report "primarily highlights
opportunities for additional research to better understand whether these
findings are of any significance to human health."
"We strongly support scientific research on the safety of bisphenol A and have
conducted extensive research ourselves for many years," Steven Hentges of the
council's Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group said in a statement.
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