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Reversing itself, FDA expresses concerns over health risks from BPA (washingtonpost.com)
1 point by Alex3917 on Jan 17, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


"The FDA had long maintained that BPA is safe, relying largely on two studies funded by the chemical industry. The agency was faulted by its own panel of independent science advisers in 2008, which said its position on BPA was scientifically flawed because it ignored more than 100 published studies by government scientists and university laboratories that raised health concerns about BPA. Recent data found health effects even at low doses of BPA -- lower than the levels considered safe by the FDA."




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