Scientists see bias..."We are unaware of any other instance in which nearly all of the functions of a public health agency have been outsourced to a private entity," Including manufacturers of bisphenol A (BPA), a compound in plastics that has been linked to reproductive damage. "It's a combination of inaccurate information and blatant bias as it exists in its draft form," vom Saal said. "They specifically ignore fatal flaws in industry-sponsored publications."Debate over bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most contentious environmental health issues faced by government and industry. Traces are found in the bodies of nearly all Americans tested, and low levels — similar to amounts that can leach from infant and water bottles — mimic estrogen and have caused genetic changes in animals that lead to prostate cancer, as well as decreased testosterone, low sperm counts and signs of early female puberty, according to more than 100 government-funded studies.
