BPA is finally stirring up a row in the halls of government, as should have happened long ago.

As you know, I and others have been strongly questioning the use of BPA, a synthetic estrogen, in food and drink containers, especially bottles for bottled water and soda, but including tin can liners.  It’s clear that BPA is leaching into the food and into our tissues, and many studies are showing a variety of bad effects. In January, the FDA finally agreed to authorize more study of the matter.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California is convinced too that BPA is harmful, and that we shouldn’t wait to ban it–there are enough studies now. She is pushing for a ban on BPA in food containers now.

Others, including the massive food industry dependent on the cheap plastic packaging that BPA affords, are pressing the senate to wait on Feinstein’s amendment until the studies are done, according to the Washington Post as quoted by NPR. Results are expected in about a year and a half.

For more information, check out the NPR post on the issue. In the meantime, ditch those water bottles and take a good look at the top quality home water filtration systems made by Multi-Pure.

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