{"id":9814,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hhbisphenola\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:37:52","slug":"hhbisphenola","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/hhbisphenola\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/hhbisphenola ~  Healthy Homes &#8211; Bisphenol-A Information  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n    \n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/hhbisphenola.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Healthy Homes &#8211; 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These plastics\n\n\n        are commonly used for food containers including baby bottles, reusable water bottles and aluminum can liners. BPA is known to leach\n\n\n        into food and beverages stored in these containers and there is uncertainty about what health effects this exposure could result\n\n\n        in.\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        In 2008, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that products containing BPA were safe to use. However, recent\n\n\n        studies have lead the conclusion that there is some concern about the effects of BPA on infants and children. The National\n\n\n        Toxicology Program <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niehs.nih.gov\/news\/media\/questions\/sya-bpa.cfm\">conducted a study<\/a> that and expressed\n\n\n        some concern, the mid-point on their scale of concern, for potential effects on fetuses, children and pregnant women.\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        The information relating to BPA and potential health effects is incomplete at best, with further study needed to determine the\n\n\n        types of health effects and severity that may result from exposure. The Office of Healthy Environments suggests becoming an\n\n\n        educated consumer, researching products that you and your family use and making informed decisions.\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        As the public has grown aware of the potential risks associated with BPA and the use of products which contain BPA many\n\n\n        manufacturers have removed the chemical from their products. And many states, including a proposed rule in Delaware, and nations\n\n\n        have moved to limit or eliminate the PBA in products on our shelves. Because of the rise in consumer concern and awareness, many\n\n\n        products which commonly contained BPA, including baby bottles, water bottles and other items, can be easily found with labels that\n\n\n        indicate the items do not contain BPA.\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <h2>\n\n\n        To limit your exposure to BPA, the Healthy Home Program Recommends:\n\n\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n        <li>Select BPA-Free products when possible\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Do not use polycarbonate plastic in the microwave or wash in the dishwasher as these activities can increase the amount of BPA\n\n\n        transferred to the food in the containers\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Research the products you and your family use and know what&#8217;s in them\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Contact the Healthy Homes Program for more information\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <h2>\n\n\n        Additional Resources\n\n\n      <\/h2><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/hwfillableform.pdf\">Request<br>\n\n\n      Additional<br>\n\n\n      Information<\/a><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.com\/health\/bpa\/AN01955\">What is BPA? &#8211; Mayo Clinic<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/safety\/bpa\/\">Bisphenol A Information For Parents<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niehs.nih.gov\/news\/media\/questions\/sya-bpa.cfm\">National Toxicology Program Report<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/newsevents\/publichealthfocus\/ucm064437.htm\">FDA Information &#8211; Bisphenol A<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/bisphenfaq.pdf\">BPA Info Sheet<\/a>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-left\" colspan=\"2\">\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/healthyhomes.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hyperlink to Healthy Homes Main Page\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/hhiconback.jpg\"><\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/healthyhomes.html\">Back to Healthy Homes Main Page<\/a><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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