BPA in the news again!

Thought this was interesting enough to share! This article basically answers a question that has been nagging me "Why is this issue not being taken more seriously by the powers that be?" It is summed up in this paragraph:

Many of the nearly 200 studies finding severe health effects from bisphenol A exposure have been done by injecting young or pregnant rodents with the chemical.
The American Chemistry Council, an Arlington, Va., trade group for major BPA manufacturers, has argued that injection study results aren't applicable to humans because people are thought to have most of their exposures from oral sources, such as food, subject to rapid metabolizing by liver enzymes. Delivering BPA by injection bypasses this detoxification process and may cause health effects that wouldn't occur by ingesting the chemical, according to the industry's view.

In short. The tests results were obtained through injection of rodents with BPA... and since babies are being fed formula from bottle... not being given shots... it is being suggested that the study is not applicable. I think "not applicable" might be a bit strong. But certainly there are bound to be discrepancies and possibly an exaggeration of symptoms without the inclusion of the effects of breakdown in the liver.

All in all just one more reason to add to the "Why breast is best?" list!