Babies, bottles, and bisphenol A: the story of a scientist-mother

PLoS Biol. 2007 Jul;5(7):e200. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050200. Epub 2007 Jul 17.

Abstract

A scientist and mother who studies bisphenol A, a chemical found in plastic baby bottles and cups, wrestles with the disconnect between scientific evidence that the chemical poses a special risk to children and current laws and regulations.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Bottle Feeding / adverse effects*
  • Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / toxicity*
  • Female
  • Food Contamination / analysis
  • Food Contamination / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Food Packaging
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level
  • Phenols / toxicity*
  • United States
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency

Substances

  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Estrogens, Non-Steroidal
  • Phenols
  • bisphenol A