Several new, independent studies are questioning assumptions about the threat bisphenol A (BPA) poses to humans. Researchers in both the United States and Japan have separately come to the conclusion that BPA does not pose any serious or long-term health risks.
The American study, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and using experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), tracked the levels of BPA in blood and urine over a 24-hour period to see what effect it would have on the body. The time period was selected to reflect that almost all BPA exposure comes from food, which would be almost completely process over the course of one day. Taking samples continuously allowed the researchers to measure the levels of BPA at different stages of digestion.
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