Bisphenol-A In Plastic Packaging & Products Is Highly Dangerous

Many clinical studies have concluded that exposure to large amounts of Bisphenol A can be fatal, and now the US Senate has started discussing legislature relating to a proposed ban on it's use in products for kids under the age of three, like toys and baby's bottles. It seems like a storm is brewing for this particular organic compound, and now people are finally beginning to take real note of it's alleged side effects. It has been blamed on heightening the risk of various cancers (breast and prostate heavily), and on encouraging the onset of diabetes and heart disease, but it will be a hard element of the consumer world to replace. That's because it is used in a lot of the packaging and plastic products which we use, but it is never included on any lists of ingredients.

WHAT DO WE USE BISPHENOL A FOR?
Extracted from specially grown plants, Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic compound, but it is often referred to as an industrial chemical, or as a synthetic sex hormone. There are approximately 2-3 million tonnes of it produced each year for use in our plastic products, and it has been widely used from the early part of the 20th century, because it has the ability to make plastic clear and strong. Common polycarbonate products with BPA as an integral ingredient include plastic containers, carrier bags, baby's bottles, eye glasses and cd's/dvd's. It is also used in epoxy resins, which often form a protective lining on the inside of metal food and beverage cans, but this widespread usage has only been seriously questioned since 2008, when many governments began to publicly question it's alleged side-effects, although there had been some questions circulating about it's safety since the 1930's.

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