While we can only speculate as to how many studies of this type will be necessary to remove the scarlet letter from BPA, unjustly stitched on it by the fear entrepreneurs, a new rodent study—funded and conducted by EPA—finds that low-dose exposures of bisphenol A (BPA) showed no effects on the range of reproductive functions and behavioral activities measured.
This work, entitled "In Utero and Lactational Exposure to Bisphenol A, in contrast to Ethinyl Estradiol, Does not Alter Sexually Dimorphic Behavior, Puberty, Fertility and Anatomy of Female LE Rats," was published online on October 28, 2009 in the journal Toxicological Sciences.
The study concludes: "The lack of effect of BPA on female and male rat offspring after oral exposure to low doses in our studies is consistent with the lack of adverse effects on growth, vaginal opening, fertility and fecundity of low doses of BPA in several other robust, well designed, properly analyzed multigenerational studies (Cagen, et al.,1999; Ema, et al., 2001; Tinwell, et al., 2002; Tyl, et al., 2002)."
It is noted that 11 regulatory agencies from around the world have concluded that science supports the safety of BPA for people of all ages in its current uses. The results of this new study provide further strong support for those conclusions.
Only, don't hold your breath waiting for these new findings to be publicized in the mainstream media.
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