Scientists fear chemicals in plastic is harmful, Do you have 3,6,7 in your house

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Scientists Fear Chemical in Plastic Could Be Harmful. I was so glad that I caught the Today show a few days ago when they had this segment on about the Plastice bottles and other plastic ware products.I can say I went through all the plastic bottles and dishes I have and tossed anything that had a 3,6,7 on them. We have enought things to worry about nowdays instead of worring about if our water bottles is posioning us, What are your views on this? Will you go throught your cabinets and toss/recycle? Do you even care? I will admist I reuse plastics all the time even though they were disposable, To save money I would even reuse thouse microwavable plates and bowls(just to reheat food)But they are the perfect things to use for small fast meals just use a little press and seal and you have a ready meal. — From food-storage containers to disposable silverware, plastic products are such a part of our lives that it's easy to forget they contain chemicals that could harm us. , San Francisco banned a type of sturdy, hard plastic made with a molecule known as bisphenol A , or BPA. Any toys, bottles and pacifiers made with BPA must be replaced, according to the law the mayor signed in June. Why did the city take such drastic action? BPA, like many other man-made chemicals, is now detectable in most people's bloodstreams and could cause dangerous hormonal changes in children. BPA — sometimes indicated by a numbers 3,6,7 on plasticware products — it is found mostly in strong plastics, such as nondisposable water bottles, baby bottles and in the lining of canned foods. But whether BPA poses a real danger depends on whom you ask. While the Food and Drug Administration and the American Plastics Council insist BPA is safe, an outspoken biology professor and other scientists believe it may bring all kinds of harm — such as cancer, early puberty, obesity and even attention-deficit disorder. Makes you wanna just start giving your children glassware doesn't it. Never thought it could me such a major cause of these symptoms.