The FDA has issued a statement saying it is looking into BPA safety, after enduring years of clamor on the subject from critics.

BPA is a synthetic estrogen favored by plastics manufacturers to make clear plastic malleable enough to form soda and water bottles. It’s also widely used in tin can liners.  But the health hazards are many, as detailed elsewhere in this blog. Finally the FDA has decided to run some studies of its own of the risk of BPA at low doses, especially to fetuses and young children.

I am very glad to hear this!  I expect you are too.  I’m also happy that I’ve got a great source of cleaner water at my kitchen sink, in the form of water from my Multi-Pure under-sink filter.  We bottle it in stainless steel bottles and take it with us. It tastes great, contains the minerals we need, and bypasses bottled water.