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If you would rather not hear about Bisphenol-A (BPA) so you can whinge later why no one told you about it,, then DON'T click on this page.

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kiskideesameanoldmother · 06/05/2008 18:31

because it has a lot of dirty home truths.

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NiceShoes · 06/05/2008 18:41

unsubstantiated as yet.disputed methodology and research findings - i call that dirty and alarmist

southeastastra · 06/05/2008 18:45

pretty scary, but i'm still confused

morocco · 07/05/2008 22:34

wonder how many people decided not to click on this thread then
bumping for you!

redadmiral · 07/05/2008 22:53

That agrees with everything else I've ever read on the subject. Seemed well-writen and well-balanced to me.

I believe DES is a drug mothers too to avoid miscarriage, so I guess they were taking it in relatively large quantities compared to the amounts of BPA we are ingesting, but even so, it's very worrying.

redadmiral · 07/05/2008 22:54

'took' not 'too'

kiskideesameanoldmother · 08/05/2008 21:35
  1. The safer plastics for storing food and drinks are #2HDPE, #4LDPE, and #5PP.
  1. Risky plastics that you don't want to use for storing food and drinks are #3 PVC, #6 PS, and #7 Other (Usually Polycarbonate).

from here for a v. good overview.

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