June 24, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois) — The American Medical Association (AMA) considered the public health implications of bisphenol A (BPA), mercury emissions, and bath salts here at the 2011 Annual Meeting. Therecommendations of the AMA's Reference Committee E were passed to a standing ovation in an unprecedented unanimous vote by the AMA's House of Delegates.
BPA is widely used in the production of polycarbonate plastics. The AMA's Council on Science and Public Health prepared a report reviewing human exposure to BPA and the federal regulation of BPA. In the United States, BPA is regulated by 2 agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Physicians testified that these agencies do not appear to be on the same page when regulating this endocrine-disrupting chemical.
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