Us Cites Fears On Chemical In Plasics

A federal health agency acknowledged for the first time recently concerns that a chemical found in thousands of everyday products such as baby bottles and compact discs may cause cancer and other serious disorders. The draft report by the National Toxicology Program signalled a turning point in the US government's position on bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical so ubiquitous in the USA that it has been detected in the urine of 93% of the population over 6 years of age. In 1007, an expert panel using outside scientists minimised the health risks of BPA, but its findings were widely assailed after a congressional investigation found that a firm hired to perform scientific analysis as also working for the chemical industry.