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Studies Prove BPA Can Cross Placenta To Fetuses

Posted by kdawson on from the estrogen-mimic dept.

Totes McGotes writes "From canned food to plastic bottles, Bisphenol-A seems to be cropping up everywhere, and now two new studies show that BPA freely crosses the placenta from pregnant mother to fetus. Plus, the research found that chemical transformations occur in the fetus allowing inactive BPA to be converted to the active form."

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  1. Re:Aaaand... by Surt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Right, no waste management issues with those at all.

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