Syfo’s glass and 100% recyclable PET bottles have always been completely BPA-Free. A new study links the chemical Bisphenol A or BPA to the development of prostate cancer. To reduce exposure, The Mayo Clinic recommends that consumers seek out BPA-free plastic and canned products.

BPA, a known endocrine disruptor, has been correlated to a number of health and developmental issues as we discussed in an earlier post here. This new study, headed by Gail Prins, Professor of Physiology and director of the andrology laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago, indicates that even low level of exposure to the chemical during development can lead to a higher risk of prostate cancer later in life.

In the study, Prins implanted mice with human prostate stem cells from healthy donors. For two weeks before the structure reached maturity, her team then fed the mice BPA at levels to which pregnant women are typically exposed. A third of the tissues in the test sample had either pre-cancerous lesions or prostate cancer, compared to only 13 percent in a control group that was only fed oil. In another group where the stem cells were exposed to BPA before implantation and again as they produced the prostate tissue in the mice, the prevalence of pre-cancerous lesions or cancer rose to 45 percent. Researchers in the field say the study shows that human prostate cells are targets of BPA and that early exposure may be associated with an increased risk for prostate cancer.

You can read more about the study linking BPA to prostate cancer here.

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