Bisphenol A, commonly abbreviated as BPA is a building block of several important plastics and plastic additives.
In August 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a ruling saying BPA was safe for all uses. The ruling sparked a public firestorm, as critics called the research flawed.
On January 9th, 2010 the FDA officials said there is “some concern” about the health risks to children and babies from the plastics additive known as BPA. They won’t, however, restrict use of the substance pending further study.
Suspected of being hazardous to humans since the 1930s, BPAs have undergone much scientific scrutiny recently. Concerns about the use of BPA in consumer products have been growing amongst the public and some retailers have removed products made of it from their shelves.
