WASHINGTON - If the plastics, beverage and food industries have their way, Americans will continue to ingest the chemical bisphenol A - aka BPA - that is found in many plastic cups, bottles and food packaging materials. To protect the public health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, must move fast to ban BPA in containers, including baby bottles, plastic liners in aluminum cans and food packaging. The Consumer Products Safety Commission must also take action to ban BPA from plastic toys and school supplies, as well as coffee makers. Numerous scientific studies have concluded that BPA can cause neurological problems in babies and young children, and prostate and breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and even impotence in full-grown men. Perhaps, it is that risk of impotence that may move the congressional male majority, who often seem more concerned about their own reproductive abilities than the public good, to vote for…
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