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FDA Says Bisphenol A is Safe? |
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Written by Reusablebags.com
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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The FDA can continue to attempt to pull the wool over our eyes, but we will not allow them to bamboozle us with their lack of concern for the health and well-being of our children and ourselves. Let them try. We know what BPA, phthalates and other toxins are doing and we will not sit idly by. Thanks go to ReusableBags.com, the Environmental Working Group, the states in the U.S. who have filed class action suits against the baby bottle manufacturers and to the nation of Canada for all it has done to put an end to this health hazard and not allowed the dirt to be swept under the carpet.
Leslye Adelman
Owner, Gentle Nurturing
 In a response to the BPA controversy, the FDA announced recently that parents should not be concerned about safety in regards to the use of the chemical bisphenol-A in their children’s baby bottles. Claiming the concerns raised recently were based on uncorroborated evidence, conflicting results and research done on rats, the officials defended the use of BPA and phthalates.
Our Take: Yikes. In this shockingly irresponsible (and much delayed) response, the FDA continues to erode its “brand” and public trust. Sounds like ass-covering and siding with industry. The old US standard of having to prove a substance is unsafe before it is pulled from the market is alive and well. As much as the government may wish, we have a feeling this isn’t over.
Link: Baby bottles safe, FDA official says
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