In another blow to manufacturers of products that contain BPA (or contained in the past), a recent study published in Environmental Health Perspectives has linked prenatal exposure to BPA to behavior problems such as aggression and hyperactivity in toddlers, specifically girls. The most troubling results from the research were that exposure to BPA in early prenatal development was the strongest predictor of behavior problems. Unfortunately, this early development is often when women are not even aware they are pregnant yet. Nearly all of the women in the study presented significant amounts of BPA in their urine for at least one test during the study.
This is just one research study of many with findings that shed a bad light on products containing BPA. Slowly, manufacturers are replacing bottles that contain BPA with safer materials, but it is still a controversial subject that we have been following closely. The problem is that BPA can be found in products other than water bottles, such as medical tubing, hard plastic water bottles (plastics with a #7 code for recycling most likely contain BPA), food cans, package linings, and even some dental fillings.
This study can be added to the pile of evidence that is helping to support the need for stricter regulations for manufacturers, something the EPA is currently working on. To find out more, you can read the article about the study and the EPA’s efforts on SFGate.com.
[...] and five being ’serious concern.’ However, between the possibility of birth defects, behavior problems, and now sexual dysfunction–why risk your health? Consumers have already shown their concern [...]