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Federal Health Experts Remain Concerned About BPA Safety
Posted by Jared Favole
The volume in the debate over the safety of bisphenol-A, a chemical used in everything from plastic baby bottles to sunglasses, just got turned up a notch.
bpa bottlesThe National Toxicology Program, a federal interagency initiative, released a final report saying it has “some concern” that BPA is linked to health and developmental problems in humans. Of the NTP’s five categories of concern, “some” would rate a three, or the middle of the dial between the extremes of negligible and serious.
The report doesn’t say whether BPA should be banned, saying more research is needed. But the analysis won’t go very far in clearing the worries many have about the chemical.
“Unfortunately, it is very difficult to offer advice on how the public should respond to this information,” said Michael Shelby, a director within a division of NTP, in a statement. “If parents are concerned, they can make the personal choice to reduce exposures of their infants and children to BPA.”
For its part, the FDA last month gave a vote of confidence to BPA, saying an “adequate margin of safety exists for BPA at current levels of exposure from food contact uses.”
Critics have said the FDA is relying on studies funded by the chemical industry. The agency is holding a meeting on Sept. 16 to discuss the chemical, and panel members include industry representatives and academics.
Despite some mixed messages about BPA’s safety, worries about the chemical have prompted some hefty action. Canada has said it plans on banning BPA in baby bottles; Wal-Mart Stores Inc., among other retailers, said in April it would stop selling baby bottles with the chemical; and more than 10 states have considered legislation banning the product in some baby and food products. 请诸位战友指正～
September 3, 2008, 1:53 pm
Federal Health Experts Remain Concerned About BPA Safety
Posted by Jared Favole
联邦政府健康专家对BPA的安全问题仍有担心
The volume in the debate over the safety of bisphenol-A, a chemical used in everything from plastic baby bottles to sunglasses, just got turned up a notch.
对于双酚A（从婴儿塑料奶瓶到太阳镜普遍使用的一种化学物质）安全性的讨论进入了一个高潮。
bpa bottlesThe National Toxicology Program, a federal interagency initiative, released a final report saying it has “some concern” that BPA is linked to health and developmental problems in humans. Of the NTP’s five categories of concern, “some” would rate a three, or the middle of the dial between the extremes of negligible and serious.
国家毒理学研究计划（联邦政府的一个跨部门促进计划）公布的一份最终报告称，BPA牵扯到了人类健康与发展计划，对此存在“一些担忧”。在NTP的五级安全评价标准中，“这种担忧”可能处在第三级，或者处在忽略不计和严重危害两个极端之间的中间水平。
The report doesn’t say whether BPA should be banned, saying more research is needed. But the analysis won’t go very far in clearing the worries many have about the chemical.
该报告并未说明BPA是否应该被禁止使用，只是说需要做进一步研究。但是分析人士不会为了澄清人们对于该化学物质的担忧而做过多的研究工作。
“Unfortunately, it is very difficult to offer advice on how the public should respond to this information,” said Michael Shelby, a director within a division of NTP, in a statement. “If parents are concerned, they can make the personal choice to reduce exposures of their infants and children to BPA.”
NTP的一位主任Michael Shelby在一份声明中称，“遗憾的是，无法建议公众该如何看待这种信息”。“如果家长在意，可以使自己的孩子远离BPA。”
For its part, the FDA last month gave a vote of confidence to BPA, saying an “adequate margin of safety exists for BPA at current levels of exposure from food contact uses.”
作为该调查研究的一部分，FDA上个月对BPA投了赞成票，称“目前对于食品包装中BPA的含量控制限度足够安全。”
Critics have said the FDA is relying on studies funded by the chemical industry. The agency is holding a meeting on Sept. 16 to discuss the chemical, and panel members include industry representatives and academics.
社会批评家们称，FDA的该结论基于由化工企业资助的研究结果，（所以不可信）。FDA于9月16日举行针对该化学物质的讨论会，讨论小组成员包括企业代表和学者。
Despite some mixed messages about BPA’s safety, worries about the chemical have prompted some hefty action. Canada has said it plans on banning BPA in baby bottles; Wal-Mart Stores Inc., among other retailers, said in April it would stop selling baby bottles with the chemical; and more than 10 states have considered legislation banning the product in some baby and food products.
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