By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
  • Health
    • Mental Health
  • Policy and Law
    • Global Healthcare
    • Medical Ethics
  • Medical Innovations
  • News
  • Wellness
  • Tech
Search
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Debunking Another Eco Scare
Share
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
Font ResizerAa
Search
Follow US
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Health Works Collective > Policy & Law > Global Healthcare > Debunking Another Eco Scare
Global HealthcarePublic Health

Debunking Another Eco Scare

JohnCGoodman
JohnCGoodman
Share
3 Min Read
SHARE

Even by the usual standards of the environmental movement, the panic over bisphenol-A (BPA) was remarkable for its detachment from reality. A new study funded by …. the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has now debunked this scare about as comprehensively as is possible.

Even by the usual standards of the environmental movement, the panic over bisphenol-A (BPA) was remarkable for its detachment from reality. A new study funded by …. the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has now debunked this scare about as comprehensively as is possible.

BPA has been in use for five decades all over the world and has been tested extensively and found to be safe. In 2008, however, green campaigners, abetted by trial lawyers in the U.S., began touting the potential for BPA to “disrupt” hormones in the human body. BPA was implicated in everything from cancer to obesity to impotence. One particularly overheated campaigner compared letting babies drink from BPA-containing baby bottles to feeding infants birth-control pills. Canada banned its use in baby bottles, and several U.S. states did the same. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein tried to get it banned in the U.S. as well.

 

More Read

hospital administration
How to Be Named the Costliest Hospital in the Nation
UnitedHealth, YMCA Expand Diabetes Prevention Program with P4P for Walgreens
Oh No! The Republicans Are Going to Tax Your Health Benefits!
Great Recession Triggers Increase in Searches for Stress-Related Illnesses
Pediatric HCAHPS Model, First of Its Kind

The results of the study, which was duplicated in two separate government labs, may not change the fate of BPA in the court of public opinion. Nor will it help the likes of Sigg Switzerland USA, the U.S. distributor of those now-ubiquitous metal drinking bottles. Sigg was initially a beneficiary of the scare as people moved to ditch their plastic drinking bottles. But once it transpired that the lining of Sigg’s aluminum bottles manufactured before August 2008 also contained trace amounts of BPA, its U.S. distributor was hit with lawsuits and a campaign of public vilification that recently sent it into bankruptcy.

Lost amid the hysteria were the benefits of BPA, including the fact that it helped to eliminate botulism in canned food. Where does a chemical go to get its reputation back?

Full Wall Street Journal article on the new chemical scare.

   

TAGGED:BPAplastic bottlespublic health
Share This Article
Facebook Copy Link Print
Share

Stay Connected

1.5kFollowersLike
4.5kFollowersFollow
2.8kFollowersPin
136kSubscribersSubscribe

Latest News

dental care
Importance of Good Dental Care for Health and Confidence
Dental health Specialties
October 2, 2025
AI in Healthcare
AI in Healthcare: Technology is Transforming the Global Landscape
Global Healthcare Policy & Law Technology
October 1, 2025
Choosing the Right Swimwear for Health and Safety
News
September 30, 2025
sports concussions
Concussion In Sports: How Common They Are And What You Need To Know
Infographics
September 28, 2025

You Might also Like

Global HealthcareHealth careHealth ReformHospital AdministrationMedical EducationMedical EthicsMedical RecordsNewsPolicy & LawPublic HealthUncategorized

8 Of The Most Bizarre Medical Malpractice Cases Out There

December 11, 2018
staffing in healthcare
CareerGlobal Healthcare

The Essential Guide to Staffing in Healthcare: Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today

March 25, 2024
BusinesseHealthHealth ReformHospital AdministrationMobile HealthNewsPolicy & LawPublic HealthSpecialtiesWellness

Community Health Centers and Healthcare Systems Partnering for Healthcare of the Future

August 12, 2012

Rural Recipients of Care Access Under ACA Stand to Benefit Greatly

August 2, 2013
Subscribe
Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!
Follow US
© 2008-2025 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?