In a publication of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Health Perspectives, available online 13 April 2005, a commentary by two scientists calls for a new risk assessment of bisphenol A, a common plastic contaminant found in almost all Americans and linked via experiment to a wide array of adverse effects.

Summary of commentary in EHP
Background on bisphenol A

To give reporters an opportunity to learn more about this recommendation, Environmental Media Services held a teleconference on 13 April with one of the authors of the commentary, Dr. Fred vom Saal, and an expert in the field of regulatory toxicology, Dr. George Lucier, retired associate director of the National Toxicology Program.

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