Chemical in Plastic May Harm Human Growth

By Marla Cone, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 16, 2008
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.

The National Toxicology Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, concluded that there was "some concern" that fetuses, babies and children were in danger because bisphenol A, or BPA, harmed animals at low levels found in nearly all human bodies.

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Chemical in plastic may harm human growth - Los Angeles Times

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