California panel decides not to list BPA as a toxin

Consumer Reports on Safety: "It's rare that California doesn't set the bar for dealing with a health threat, but that's exactly what's happened. A California board of seven physicians and Ph.D.s voted unanimously last week not to include BPA as a developmental or reproductive toxin, saying there was not enough scientific evidence of the chemical's potential dangers.

Startling and disturbing, in light of the mounting evidence that BPA (bisphenol A, a chemical used in some plastic bottles and food containers) can mimic estrogen and may be linked to cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, reproductive abnormalities, and other health problems in children and adults."