What all this i hear about..........

[GreenEyedMama]

..............................I've been seeing on the news lately about retailers takeing plastic bottles of all sorts of the shelfs.Cansomeone explain to me whats going on? I havent heard the whole story im scared to watch the news
these days there is always something about a child getting hurt on there, so i dont really bother.

[casandbaby]

if you look at the bottom of the bottles some will have a number and from what our local news said any number three and lower wasn't considered to be harmful and anything over five was considered to be the bottles you might want to stop using. bottled water and such have the number one so they are safe :)

[natashalo8]

that's not all. research has shown that many of the things we use in our daily lives have toxins in them and can lead to serious diseases..even cancer! i have read not to cook anything is plastic containers b/c the plastic contain a toxin that can be absorbed in the food while heating and then we eat it and we become infested with these toxins. if only everyone knew the dangers around us everyday.....

foods with persticides, milk from cows that have been injected with growth hormones....and we eat and drink all of it.

i say organic is the only way to go...but that's just me!

[GreenEyedMama]

i googled it.

Based on draft findings by the National Toxicology Program, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, senior congressional Democrats asked the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its view that the chemical bisphenol A is safe in products for use by infants and children.

The chemical, also called BPA, is used in many baby bottles and the plastic lining of cans of infant formula.

The National Toxicology Program went further than previous U.S. government statements on possible health risks from BPA.

It said: "There is some concern for neural and behavioral effects in fetuses, infants and children at current human exposures." The findings expressed concern about exposure in these populations, "based on effects in the prostate gland, mammary gland, and an earlier age for puberty in females."

Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat and chairman of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, said the draft cast doubt on the FDA's position that BPA was safe.

"I hope the FDA is willing to reconsider their position on BPA for the safety of our infants and children," he said.

The National Toxicology Program said laboratory rodents exposed to BPA levels similar to human exposures developed precancerous lesions in the prostate and mammary glands, among other things.

"The possibility that bisphenol A may impact human development cannot be dismissed. More research is needed," the agency said.

Bisphenol A is used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins and can be found in food and drink packaging as well as compact discs and some medical devices. Some dental sealants or composites contain it as well.

[GreenEyedMama]

isnt it Bethinol or something?

[Crysi]

They are finding that certain chemicals in certain plastics are being found absorbed into the human body, which can be linked to certain deseases etc. I can't remember the name of the chemical but I know it's not found in all plastics.