Higher than predicted human exposure to the toxic chemical bisphenol A or BPA

LabSpaces: "A study published online in the Sept. 20 NIH journal Environmental Health Perspectives ties rodent data on the health effects of BPA to predictions of human health effects from BPA with the use of everyday household products. The study was authored by researchers at the University of Missouri Division of Biological Sciences and Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab (VMDL) and Biomedical Sciences, in collaboration with scientists at the University of California-Davis and Washington State University.

'This study provides convincing evidence that BPA is dangerous to our health at current levels of human exposure,' said Fredrick vom Saal, Curators' professor of biological sciences at the University of Missouri. 'The new results clearly demonstrate that rodent data on the health effects of BPA are relevant to predictions regarding the health effects of human exposure to BPA. Further evidence of human harm should not be required for regulatory action to reduce human exposure to BPA.'"