As we have already brought Babies and more, Bisphenol-A is a chemical contained in polycarbonate It is used to make bottles, plastic bottles and food packaging. A chemical agent that could be harmful to health in certain circumstances, according to various research from around the world. The last one, tested on humans, we saw it a few days ago.
For a while there is a debate about whether it is harmful or harmless when it reaches high temperatures, since studies are confronted that show that the particles that are released from the product are harmful to health with manufacturers and other laboratories that seem to indicate otherwise.
If we take into account that bisphenol A is the most manufactured chemical in the world, with more than two million tons in 2003 to meet a rising demand, this disparity of conclusions may be better understood.
The fact that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicated that bisphenol-A was not dangerous to human health (although it left the door open for further research) was heavily criticized by the scientific community and among consumer advocacy organizations in the United States.
There are many voices that suggest that the FDA and the European Food Safety Authority, which also notes that the product is not harmful to people, have opted for ignore studies that warn against the danger of bisphenol-A.
These organisms affirm that the amounts that can pass to the human organism, especially that of babies, do not reach levels that could be considered dangerous. That bisphenol can happen to food, but in much smaller doses than are necessary for the product to be dangerous. They also accept that there are studies that state that the amount of bisphenol A that reaches the body is sufficient, but they indicate that they are carried out under unrealistic conditions ...
But who sets those limits? Why, given the same fact, are there such disparate conclusions? Are more studies needed to determine the levels of danger? Which is more profitable for the pockets of chemical powers? Are the FDA or the European Food Safety Authority totally independent bodies? Will they not receive pressures from chemical multinationals? Are there interests that move the opposite side, the supporters of limiting the use of bisphenol-A?
Many are the voices that demand that restrictive laws be established about the use of this compound, especially in children's products. Research with animals has given way to research with people.
We have seen it on our pages, a new study links it to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and liver abnormalities in humans. And the trend seems to be this in recent times.
In the face of so many doubts, we can only wait, without closing our eyes to each version and attentive to the news in this debate. Studies that indicate that bisphenol A is harmless do not have the repercussion or visibility that those who claim otherwise, so I personally have my reservations about the chemical agent.
There is already a country that has taken measures against this probable detrimental effect: Canada is the first country that will ban the importation and sale of bottles made of plastic polycarbonate, and in the US there is a similar project presented by the Democratic Party.
