OECD: Bisphenol A has no effect on the nervous system

This study, which exposed pregnant rodents to a range of Bisphenol A (BPA) dietary doses from low to high, concluded that BPA had no effects on brain development or behaviour in their offspring that had been exposed to BPA in utero and throughout development.

The research follows on the heels of a recent low-dose study by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that also explored the potential effects of BPA at very early stages of life in rodents and that found low doses of BPA did not affect the brain, reproduction or development.

Both of these studies address the areas of “some concern”, which the US National Toxicology Program (NTP) had previously identified as appropriate for additional research.

Jasmin Bird of the PC/BPA-group PlasticsEurope stated: “This new study adds to the weight of scientific evidence that consumers need not be concerned when using products made from materials based on Bisphenol A.”

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