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Are You Tired of BPA’s Big Drama Yet?
Janelle Sorensen
Thursday, October 30, 2008
In case you haven’t heard, a panel of scientists from government and academia released a scathing report yesterday indicting the FDA panel for ignoring evidence that BPA could potentially cause harm, after recently vouching for BPA’s safety. Repeat: the FDA panel ignored evidence that BPA could cause harm.
In typical form, Jeremiah over at ZRecs has written an eye-opening analysis of the report. Here are some select tidbits that he pulled verbatim from the report:
• The FDA assessment would be strengthened by the consideration of cumulative exposures and differential risk in neonates.
• The draft FDA exposure assessment has important limitations including an inadequate number of infant formula samples.
• In addition, several studies of effects of BPA on adult humans and animal species that were published after the draft assessment was finished should be considered for inclusion in the final assessment.
• The Subcommittee finds that the assessment lacks an adequate characterization of uncertainties in its estimates of both exposure and effects.
• The Margins of Safety defined by FDA as “adequate” are, in fact, inadequate.
Just like parents shifted the market by refusing to buy bottles made with BPA, just like parents confronted Congress to have the Consumer Product Safety Commission overhauled in order to protect our children from lead and phthalates (among other things), we can stop the BPA madness, as well! Sign the petition supporting legislation (S. 2928, HR 6228) introduced this summer that bans BPA from all food and beverage products.
The Consumer’s Union has already gathered almost 18,000 signatures. Add yours today.
Posted by Sara on 10/31 at 10:42 AM
Yes, I am tired of the BPA controversy.
We at YGR wrote an article earlier this year about the initial high-dose studies in the 80’s and the investigation by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce to research possible ‘engineered science’ resulting from industry-funded studies.
You can find that article here: http://yourgreenreview.com/2008/07/bpa/