Plastics , the need to educate ourselves

You know that thing about plastics and the chemicals that leach into our food and water (BPA) that everyone has been talking about for a while? I have come to realize that Camilo has been our inspiration to find out more about all this topics that concern us. It is not that the corporations are bad, they are a business and they are protecting their own interests, and the government creates agencies to protect the interests of this companies , point and case the FDA the most underfunded , understaffed and underregulated agency of this country, and there is still people out there that will say after reading a product label, "look it is FDA approved" and they feel safe(go figure. You know about this, maybe you have or had a business, or work for someone that has a business, the bottom line is that you have to make money, so it is our duty as consumers to protect ourselves, to be informed and pay attention when red flags are brought up, if you do a search on this topic(BPA)online you will find endless research that has been published for several years. Mainstream media outlets(local newspapers, local TV/radio stations, etc)do not address these issues until it is too late, exhibit A, the mortgage crisis, local newspapers were being inundated with advertisement from construction companies, mortgage brokers, lending banks , furniture stores , remodeling companies, everyone wanted a piece of the pie, so think about this, if I was the owner of that newspaper's and my top priority is being profitable, why will I scare my advertisers by publishing negative information that contradicts the following of the masses?...Local newspapers will address the issue once everything starts unfolding and markets start to crash and advertisement from those mayor players are not pouring in anymore.

So my advise is simple...inform yourself...take all information slowly...whatever damage was done, is done already, but do take action...change...evolve...into a better human being, one that is informed in protecting its own individual rights by the choices one makes.
Below is an excerpt form the Diane Rehm Show, that aired yesterday morning, the link below the title takes you to the transcript and the audio interview, it was great and it got rowdy at times.
BPA exposure and human health concerns
http://wamu.org/programs/dr/08/04/29.php#19037
A draft report by The National Toxicology Program found there is 'some concern' that exposure to BPA, a chemical found in many household products including some water and baby bottles, could lead to human health risks. We'll talk about questions raised by the findings.
Guests
Steven Hentges, American Chemistry Council PhD Senior Director Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group
Frederick vom Saal, reproductive scientist and professor, Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia
Warren Foster, director, center for reproductive care and reproductive biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
John Bucher, associate director, National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Tony Clement, Health Minister, Canada