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The researchers found that people who had high levels of Bisphenol A (BPA) developed heart disease. BPA is widely used in manufacturing plastics that are often used in food packaging. The study has been published in the journal Circulation.
Lead researcher Professor David Melzer said that while heart disease cannot be directly attributed to BPA, the government should conduct drugs-style safety trials in order to check the exact effect of the chemical. “It is now important that government agencies organise drug-style safety trials of BPA in humans, as much basic information about how BPA behaves in the human body is still unknown”, he said.
Source-Medindia