Why BPA leached from 'safe' plastics may damage health of female offspring
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 10:56
in Health & Medicine
Here's more evidence that 'safe' plastics are not as safe as once presumed: New research published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) suggests that exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy leads to epigenetic changes that may cause permanent reproduction problems for female offspring. BPA, a common component of plastics used to contain food, is a type of oestrogen that is ubiquitous in the environment...