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BPA in plastics harmful to children
BornFree glass baby bottles are seen on display in the foreground as a mother shops at Babies"R"Us, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 in Peabody, Mass. BornFree, a Florida company that started a few years ago with BPA-free bottles and cups, added glass bottles about a year ago.
A federal report finds 'some concern' that fetuses, babies and children are at risk from bisphenol A. But plastics industry officials see no serious risk.
A controversial, estrogen-like chemical in plastic could be harming the development of children's brains and reproductive organs, a federal health agency concluded in a report released Tuesday.
An ingredient of polycarbonate plastic, BPA is one of the most widely used synthetic chemicals in industry today. It can seep from hard plastic beverage containers such as baby bottles, as well as from liners in cans containing food and infant formula.