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Babies, Bottles, and Bisphenol A The Story of a Scientist-Mother

Essay Babies, Bottles, and Bisphenol A: The Story of a Scientist-Mother Aimee Quitmeyer, Rebecca Roberts * M established for the bene?t of my family and society as a whole. But how is the information regarding the effect of BPA on human health being packaged and communicated to the general public? Let’s begin by understanding what BPA is and how our modern society relies on it. In 1952, chemists working with BPA discovered that it could help form a hard, clear plastic called polycarbonate. Polycarbonates make such products as compact discs, sunglasses, bicycle helmets, water and milk bottles, baby bottles, food storage containers, tableware, plastic windows, bullet- resistant laminate, cell phones, car parts, toys, and some medical devices such as incubators, dialysis machines, and blood oxygenators. BPA is also used to make certain resins that are commonly found in the linings of food cans to prevent corrosion, and it is present in some polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic products, in white dental ?llings, dental sealants, and in some ?ame retardants. In keeping with its widespread applications, BPA ranks among the highest-volume chemicals manufactured worldwide, with an annual production in 2003 of about 13 billion kilograms [1,2]. Regulation requiring a signi?cant reduction in BPA production and use could have a dramatic economic impact and would likely require some changes in personal lifestyle. BPA has been shown to leach from water bottles and food cans into the packaged foodstuffs. It then enters the body through the digestive tract when those foods are consumed. The level of BPA released from plastic depends on the age and wear of the plastic and on exposure to heat. For example, one study showed that small levels of BPA leached from baby bottles subjected to simulated normal uses, including boiling, washing with a bottle brush, and dishwashing [3]. Plastic tableware (such as those used in some schools) y 11-month-old daughter loves her baby bottles and sipp