{"id":157,"date":"2014-08-01T11:36:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T09:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.cut.ac.cy\/thyroid\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2014-10-07T17:06:29","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T15:06:29","slug":"bisphenol-a-bpa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/web.cut.ac.cy\/thyroid\/chemicals\/bisphenol-a-bpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Bisphenol A (BPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BPA is a synthetic monomer that has been associated with disrupting the normal function of the endocrine system.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is used in a wide variety of products (i.e. food containers, water bottles, metallic food cans etc) and it is produced in very high volumes.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Exposure to BPA is the result of various activities that require the use of products that contain it.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Identifying the possible adverse health effects linked with exposures to BPA regulatory authorities have banned BPA from products used for feeding infants in the EU. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is expected to complete a full risk assessment of BPA by the end of 2014.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Consumer products with BPA: plastic water bottles, canned foods, medical devices, and baby bottles.<\/p>\n

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Sonnenschein, C. and Soto, A. M. 1998. An updated review of environmental estrogen and androgen mimics and antagonists. The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology, 65 (1), pp. 143-150.<\/p>\n

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Vandenberg, L. N., Hauser, R., Marcus, M., Olea, N. and Welshons, W. V. 2007. Human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA). Reproductive Toxicology, 24 (2), pp. 139-177.<\/p>\n

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Vandenberg, L. N., Maffini, M. V., Sonnenschein, C., Rubin, B. S. and Soto, A. M. 2009. Bisphenol-A and the great divide: a review of controversies in the field of endocrine disruption. Endocrine Reviews, 30 (1), pp. 75-95.<\/p>\n

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EFSA: http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/en\/topics\/topic\/bisphenol.htm<\/a>, http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/en\/press\/news\/140409a.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

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FDA: http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/NewsEvents\/PublicHealthFocus\/ucm064437.htm<\/a>, http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/FoodAdditivesIngredients\/ucm355155.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

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