Well today is the big day! The FDA is meeting to discuss the ban on the hormone disruptor BPA that leaches out of polycarbonate plastic and canned food linings. Although the FDA's preliminary report was disturbing (they said current exposure levels to this chemical were safe), a more recent FDA Science Board Subcommittee on Food Contact Applications of BPA disagreed. The panel concluded that "the margins of safety defined by the FDA as 'adequate' are, in fact, inadequate." This has consumer interest groups hopeful that the FDA will do the right thing today and ban the chemical from baby bottles and infant formula containers.

Unfortunately, I imagine all they will do is insist on more research. This means children will remain in harms way for a few more years while industry is given a reprieve. The solution, once again, is YOU!

Learn where dangerous chemicals lurk in YOUR home, and choose safer products. It really is that simple. You can do it! Keep your loved ones safe. Their health is, in fact, in your hands!

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