State warns about potential dangers of BPA exposure | News from southeastern Connecticut

The Day The Connetticut state Departments of Public Health and Consumer Protection on Thursday advised pregnant women and families with young children to be aware of dietary sources of bisphenol A (BPA) and to minimize these exposures when possible.

The advisory is a follow-up to last week's statement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raising concerns about effects of BPA on developing fetuses and infants.

"There still remains considerable uncertainty about BPA's health effects," state public health Commissioner Dr. J. Robert Galvin said in a news release Thursday. "Given the potential for health risks, it's prudent to prevent exposure in children. The recently passed law which bans BPA from certain children's products in Connecticut will not take effect until next fall. However, there are simple ways to decrease exposure to this chemical."

Jerry Farrell Jr., commissioner of the state consumer protection department, said manufacturers have made many new BPA-free products available.