What does BPA research tell us?

BPA has been very widely studied by scientists and regulatory agencies around the world. The vast body of evidence on the safety of BPA is compelling.

Click here to listen to Steve Hentges, Ph.D., from the American Chemistry Council discuss how government regulatory agencies evaluate the safety of BPA.

Scientific Publications

BPA has been extensively studied by scientists around the world.

In October 2008, an expert scientific panel, convened by Gradient Corporation, published the results of its weight-of-the-evidence evaluation of low-dose reproductive and developmental effects of BPA. Based on its review of scientific literature available through July 2008, the panel concluded: “The weight of evidence does not support the hypothesis that low oral doses of BPA adversely affect human reproductive and developmental health.”

This evaluation is the third in a series that began with an evaluation, published in 2004, by an independent panel of scientific experts organized by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.

• Scientific Information on Bisphenol A from the European Information Centre »
• Scientific Publications from Bisphenol-A.org »

More on BPA from the Oxford University Press Toxicological Sciences journal:

• “In Utero and Lactational Exposure to Bisphenol A, in contrast to Ethinyl Estradiol, Does not Alter Sexually Dimorphic Behavior, Puberty, Fertility and Anatomy of Female LE Rats” »
• “Two-Generation Reproductive Toxicity Study of Dietary Bisphenol A in CD-1 (Swiss) Mice” »
• “Gestational and Lactational Exposure to Ethinyl Estradiol, but not Bisphenol A, Decreases Androgen-Dependent Reproductive Organ Weights and Epididymal Sperm Abundance in the Male Long Evans Hooded Rat” »
• Click here to learn more about this study by the U.S. EPA

More on BPA from Environmental Health Perspectives:

• “Basic Exploratory Research versus Guideline-Compliant Studies Used for Hazard Evaluation and Risk Assessment: Bisphenol A as a Case Study” »

On June 9, 2010, AEI Center for Regulatory Studies hosted “The Science and Policy of BPA." At this conference, policy experts and scientists participated in a nonpartisan dialogue about the risks and benefits of using, or choosing not to use, BPA and whether a more precautionary approach should be adopted in regulating chemicals.

Click here for the presentations, summary and audio and video coverage of the event: http://www.aei.org/event/100252

Reprinted with permission of the American Enterprise Institute for Public policy Research, Washington, DC.