Concerns raised over ‘regrettable’ BPA substitutions
Research indicates chemicals used as alternatives to bisphenol A in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins aren’t always safer
A growing body of research is raising questions about the safety of alternatives to bisphenol A (BPA) – an endocrine-disrupting chemical that regulators are cracking down on – that are being used to make plastics and epoxy resins.
There is a real danger of what researchers are calling ‘regrettable substitutions’, where BPA is replaced by structurally similar chemicals that elicit comparable health concerns.