BPA No Longer Permitted in Baby Bottles

After years of indecision, the FDA has determined that the plasticizer compound BPA should not be permitted in baby bottles or sippy cups. Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor that mimics estrogen in the body. Worried scientists have raised the alarm about exposing infants and toddlers to this estrogenic compound. The FDA action might be considered a day late and a dollar short since most manufacturers have already removed BPA from baby bottles. Despite this decision, the agency maintains that BPA is safe in products that hold food and has made no move to require that cans holding food or beverages be modified so they are no longer lined with BPA-containing resin.