Apr. 15 US: Scientists appeal for California to set low ceiling for acceptable BPA exposure
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The currently suggested maximum allowable dose level (MADL) is 290 micrograms of BPA per day. The group of scientists recommend a MADL of no higher than 50 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day, said Dr. Csaba Leranth of Yale University’s neurobiology and obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences departments.
If California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) classifies BPA as a harmful substance, it will also have to approve a suggested baseline level of BPA exposure and any product that could expose consumers to more than that amount must be labeled as potentially harmful.
“We believe that setting a MADL that is consistent with current science and is health-protective is urgent and of utmost importance,” says the letter, which also lists 10 examples from recent animal studies showing harmful effects at one-twelfth the dose or less than the proposed California level.
Leranth said his most recent research, among other studies, shows intrauterine exposure to BPA, even in very low doses, does long-term damage to the brains of primate and human babies.
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