Bisphenol A has been banned once again in water bottles, canned food and other household items. The issue originated from studies that claimed the substance could cast bad impact on developmental problems and precancerous growths. With the concern, Senate lawmakers drafted the proposal to restrict Bisphenol A used in food containers and children’s products.
At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, various scientific agencies have reevaluated the risks of the substance. “The levels of bisphenol in food contact materials, including exposures to infants and children, are well below the levels that may cause health effects," claimed Norris Alderson, the Food and Drug Administration's associate director for science. However, there have been some doubts that are concerned about the substance safe-consumption. The fact whether Bisphenol A will affect infants’ hormone levels, brain development and lead to early puberty in girls is what some agencies want to demonstrate.
‘Bisphenol and phthalates are "among the most well defined chemicals on earth and don’t warrant safety restrictions,’ said the American Chemistry Council, a trade group representing chemical makers. Lawmakers refuted the statement by saying that six types of phthalates toys have been banned by the European Union and California government because they thought the substance will lead to reproductive problems in children.
Many of the largest toy manufacturers, such as Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc., nodded in 1998 to cast out certain phthalates from their toys.