Last week the story broke that the NTP (the National Toxicology Program)- which is part of the NIH (National Institutes of Health) cited concern over the use of BPA (bispehnol A) and its possible link to breast cancer, prostate cancer and early puberty. Well, finally!

This was big news because it overturned an earlier judgment made by another government panel that said that BPA was NOT linked to those health problems. But when the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigated, they found that the contractor who had been hired to do the review was corrupt and that the contractor had deliberately given false science!

All major formula companies use BPA to line the metal portions of infant formula containers- both powdered and liquid.  BPA is also found in many plastic baby bottles. BPA is in almost any shatterproof plastic (including water bottles) or any metal lined container (including canned foods).

For the Associated Press stories on the subject, visit the Environmental Working Group.
For BPA free bottles, see my previous post here- there ARE alternatives.

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