Scientists rebut federal finding on baby safety

tradingmarkets.com: "In a paper released online this month in the journal Reproductive Toxicology, a team of researchers at the University of Missouri published a study that strikes at the core of the panel's findings on bisphenol A, a chemical found in baby bottles and the linings of food cans.

The researchers have shown that the panel's decision to disregard dozens of studies in which animals were exposed to the chemical via injections, instead of through the mouth or stomach, was specious. And they are calling on the government to re-evaluate, or dismiss, the panel's conclusions."

The panel wrote that because people are most likely exposed to bisphenol A by the mouth, when it leaches into canned foods or liquids consumed in clear plastic bottles, it's the only relevant way to expose animals.

It also cited research showing that when adult animals and people ingest bisphenol A, enzymes in the liver make the chemical inactive. However, when adult animals are injected with the chemical, this route is bypassed, and they show much higher concentrations.