Low doses of Bisphenol A (BPA), a packaging chemical, can damage the development of young brains, according to a new scientific study. The research from a University of Cincinnati scientific team on the packaging chemical adds to the growing body of scientific evidence indicating it should not be used for food contact materials. BPA shows negative effects in brain tissue "at surprisingly low doses", the University research team, headed by Scott Belcher say in two articles in the Dec/05 edition of the journal Endocrinology. "In the face of more than 100 studies published in peer-reviewed journals showing the detrimental effects of BPA, the chemical industry & federal regulatory agencies have resisted banning PA from plastics used as food & beverage containers, despite the fact that plastics free of BPA & other toxic chemicals are available," Belcher stated.
