BPA in Your Food? The FDA's Still Okay With That.

BPA is what is known as an endocrine disrupter, meaning that it has a range of effects on human development even at minute doses.

—By Tom Philpott

Bisphenol A, a controversial chemical used in the lining of nearly all cans used by the food and beverage industry, got a reprieve from the government last week. Responding to a court order to decide on the Natural Resources Defense Council's petition to ban the stuff on the grounds that it causes harm even in tiny doses, the Food and Drug Administration rejected the petition and upheld its approval of BPA.

That's good news for some of the globe's biggest chemical companies. According to Bloomberg News, the global BPA market is worth about $8 billion...   Read on at Mother Jones...