Country – Canada Issue – Whether the plastics chemical bisphenol-A or BPA is safe or not Year 2008 – A government panel declares that the chemical that leeches out of the plastic containers into the food products can be the cause of ‘hyperactivity in children, breast and prostate cancers in adults, and birth defects in newborn babies, among other conditions.’ Present day – The same chemical (bisphenol-A or BPA) is deemed safe! Don’t be surprised. This state has been crossed a long time back by the American people and now it’s the turn of the Canadian citizens to reap the effects that the pharma biggies have on a nation’s bureaucrats and political decision makers. To deem unsafe chemicals safe for use, all they need to do is throw some ‘green’ into the pond and the takers are ready to gulp them down. Sound cynical but it’s the fact without doubt. The Health Canada Food Directorate has even claimed this in one of their statements – ‘...
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