A few years ago, Bisphenol A, or BPA, came under fire. BPA is a carbon-based synthetic compound belonging to a group of diphenylmethane derivatives. It’s often employed to make certain types of plastics and epoxy resins. It’s no secret that consuming BPA is terrible for you. The first evidence that it may cause harm to your health came from a study conducted 85 years ago. Over the decades, BPA was tied to obesity, neurological disorders, endocrine disruption, estrogenicity and other problems. And so the public rightfully demanded BPA-free products, like water bottles and cans.
But the go-to chemical to replace BPA in plastic might be just as harmful, if not more so, than BPA itself. Or at least according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
