After declaring BPA safe in 2008, the FDA now reports some concern about the chemical's effects on the brain, behavior and prostate gland of fetuses, infants and children. Officials said they may reclassify BPA from food additive to food contact substance so they can act faster.
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Bisphenol A in Food Containers Unsafe for Infants, Young Children - FDA
The FDA said in January 2010 that it now shares the National Toxicology Program's concern about BPA's possible effects on the brain, behavior and prostate gland in fetuses, infants and young children, after years of dismissing higher exposure estimates.
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232 Toxic Chemicals found in 10 Babies
Tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group found BPA in nine of 10 cord blood samples from American newborns, and as many as 232 chemicals across the 10 babies, all of minority descent. A separate report found pregnancy complications lowest in women with the highest vitamin D levels.
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BPA damages male reproductive system
A five-year study of 634 Chinese factory workers found those in BPA facilities had four times the risk of erectile dysfunction and seven times the risk of ejaculation difficulty. Exposures were about 50 times those of American men, so lower-dose effects remain unknown.
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BPA hazards ringing alarm bells
The FDA has still issued no verdict on BPA in food containers, a spokeswoman said, even as cities, states and countries ban it and studies link it to cancers, diabetes and heart disease. Regulators in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan call current exposure no immediate risk.
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Tips to avoid BPA exposure
Fetuses and babies take the most intense BPA doses, and tests have found BPA leaching from metal cans into every brand of liquid formula, so EWG recommends powdered formula where a baby tolerates it. Adults should avoid canned foods and skip polycarbonate plastic for warm food and drinks.
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