[Tricountydirectorsgroup] FW: Is BPA Plastic Safe?

Fri Jul 23 04:27:10 CDT 2010

FYI. I apologize if I already sent this but would rather have sent it twice
than not at all. We have a free training available on eco-friendly child
care that provides more in-depth info on this topic and others.

Lorraine

To: lkk at mycccc.org
Subject: Is BPA Plastic Safe?

  ExchangeEveryDay

Is BPA Plastic Safe?
June 24, 2010 

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It is interesting (and a bit scary) to watch how information is being shaped
in the Internet era.  For example, if you run an inquiry on "gulf oil spill"
in Google, the top listing will be for BP's spin on the crisis.   Likewise,
if you google "BPA plastic," the top two entries are industry sites which
claim that BPA (bisphenol A) plastic is perfectly safe and that the
government should stop wasting money on studies of BPA. 

Further down the list of links you will find less biased sites that raise
serious concerns about exposing children and adults to BPA in baby bottles,
water bottles, and as a coating in food and beverage cans.  For example,
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Families provides an updated summary of studies and a ctions regarding BPA,
which highlight the danger of BPA (especially when temperature is increased,
as when one warms a baby bottle or food in the microwave).  The article
points out...

"Scientists are concerned about BPA's behavioral effects on fetuses,
infants, and children at current exposure levels, and whether it can affect
the prostate and mammary glands, as well as early puberty in girls."

Early childhood programs would do well to review existing research and
arrive at their own conclusions.  If, in the end, you are concerned about
exposing young children (and staff) to BPA, consider using glass containers
exclusively, or avoiding plastics with the Resin identification codes (the
number inside the triangle symbol) of 3 or 7.

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