RT Journal
A1 Mitka M
T1 ENdocrine society seeks better testing to determine endocrine disruptor health risks
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD August 8
VO 308
IS 6
SP 556
OP 557
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.8816
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.8816
AB 
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are substances in the environment that interfere with hormone action, resulting in adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune system effects in both humans and wildlife. Many of these chemicals are designed, produced, and marketed largely for specific industrial purposes, but they are also found in some natural foods and may become further concentrated as foods are processed, the society stated. A current concern focuses on the EDC bisphenol A (BPA), an industrial chemical that has been present since the 1960s in many hard plastic bottles and metal-based food and beverage cans.