In a recent report by Environmental Health Perspectives, there is new evidence that bisphenol-A (BPA) is found in infants’ blood at 11x the levels that it is found in adults. BPA is “a high-protein industrial chemical that has been used for decades to make polycarbonate plastics and epoxy linings for food cans. In recent years, concerns have been raised about the chemical’s ability to mimic estrogen and to cause developmental problems and precancerous growths in laboratory animals.”

Due to the fact that infants are unable to process the chemical in their system as efficiently as adults, compounded by the fact that infants are exposed to the chemical through plastic bottles and formula from plastic-lined cans, infants are more likely to have more of the chemical in their bodies. We’re talking infants here – 3 months old. We’re talking ELEVEN TIMES the level of adults in these tiny bodies.

At what point is the FDA going to step in and do what should be done – what has been done in Canada and many other countries? This chemical MUST be banned! Forget the lobbying from the plastics industry and the chemical companies. We are only going to see the effects of this more and more in upcoming years. Something needs to be done.