Latest in the Bisphenol-A tussle. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26736202/
I have a feeling this will just keep going drip drip drip with the American Chemistry Council blustering about how all the studies are flawed and finally, in about ten years, everyone will say, yeah, we really should have banned this stuff a long time ago. Until then? Drip drip drip, with consumer deselection as the only route of protest. Nalgene is producing BPA-free bottles now.
And here’s a link describing BPA, its history, and the ongoing scientific and regulatory warfare:
http://www.defendingscience.org/case_studies/Battles-Over-Bisphenol-A.cfm
-Paolo