French agency: Pregnant women’s exposure to certain plastics can lead to breast cancer for children

By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 10:05 EDT

France’s food safety agency raised the alarm anew Tuesday over the use of bisphenol A, a chemical found in certain plastics, saying it said may expose unborn children to breast cancer later in life.

Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a common component of plastic bottles and canned food and drink linings, but some studies have linked it to brain and nervous system problems, reproductive disorders and obesity.