What is Bisphenol-A (or BPA), and where is it used?
Channel: Risk Bites
Date: 02/12/2012

Bisphenol A - or BPA for short - is one of the more contentious chemicals on the block at the moment.  Companies making BPA, and the products that contain it, claim that the substance is safe if used sensibly.  But others aren't so sure.  But before getting into the risks and benefits, it makes sense to talk about what the stuff actually is, and where it is used.

More info on BPA:

US Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov/safety/bpa/

US National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/

US Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/publichealthfocus/ucm064437.htm

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A (a useful article that majors on health effects studies)

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