Scary, scary stuff: the companies own scientists have an oh sh*t moment when they realize their BPA-free plastics are still dangerous. Its an unplanned science experiment were doing on our families, Michael Green says. At the same time, a new body of research was finding that BPA altered animals genes in ways that caused disease. For instance, it could switch off a gene that suppresses tumor growth, allowing cancer to spread. These genetic changes were passed down across generations. A poison kills you, vom Saal explains. A chemical like BPA reprograms your cells and ends up causing a disease in your grandchild that kills him. In 2010, the agency sought White House approval to add some endocrine-disrupting chemicals that are commonly found in plastic—among them BPA, phthalates, and a class of compounds known as PBDEs—to its chemicals of concern list because it found they may present an unreasonable risk to human health. This would have required chemical makers to share safety-testing data with federal regulators. The proposal languished until last September, when the EPA quietly withdrew it, along with a proposed rule requiring manufacturers to disclose safety data on chemicals in their products. motherjones/environment/2014/03/tritan-certichem-eastman-bpa-free-plastic-safe?page=1
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