Parents warned of 'cancer risk' in plastic baby bottles

By Aideen Sheehan Consumer Correspondent © Independent.ie

A LEADING scientist has warned that parents should avoid using plastic baby bottles containing a potentially cancer-causing chemical.
The chemical, known as BPA, has recently been banned in Canada because of concerns over the dangers it could pose to infants.
However, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland(FSAI) said that a review by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) last summer had concluded that there was no risk to infants from the quantities of BPA that could leach from bottles.
This was because humans including newborns eliminated it quickly from their bodies.
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