The Washington Post today looks back at more than a 100 years of Bisphenol A, the chemical recently labelled as a a possible problem by Health Canada (a big victory for environmental activists; a bitter defeat for industry types).
Bisphenol A was the chemical that made the plastic clear and hard in the sippy cups used by my daughter and son when they were infants. Now, Health Canada says I exposed my son and daughter to a chemical that people in the environmental movement who I tend to trust say is a carcinogen. My government, which, above all else seems to want to be prudent, says: “The scientists concluded in this assessment that bisphenol A exposure to newborns and infants is below levels that may pose a risk, however, the gap between exposure and effect is not large enough.”