I told you recently that the Endocrine Society, a professional organization of researchers and others, has issued a statement. It said that BPA and similar chemicals found in food, water, and other products present “a significant concern to public health.”

BPA, as you know, is present in the clear plastic bottles used to package water and soda. It’s also in the liners for tin cans containing food.

The most significant threat is to fetuses and small children, said the society’s Andrea Gore, an University of Texas pharmacology professor interviewed by the Environmental Working Group. For for infants and unborn, even small exposures may have consequences many years later including infertility and cancer, she said.

The society is not concerned only about BPA. It’s also concerned about PCB’s, pesticides, fungicides, plastics, and other plasticizers.

In fact, the Endocrine Society is recommending a huge shift in U.S. policy. We should treat compounds as potentially hazardous until they are shown to be safe, said Gore.

Currently, it’s the other way around: compounds are allowed to proliferate in our food and water until they are proven unsafe. And what constitutes proof? In the case of BPA, there are many more studies showing it unsafe than safe, but the compound continues to be approved by the FDA, at least for now.

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