>>>>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26736202/
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>>>>At a scientific hearing, the Food and Drug Administration defended its assessment that bisphenol A— or BPA—is safe, even as the first major study of health effects in people linked it with possible risks for heart disease and diabetes. The debate could drag on for years.
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>>>>However, a study released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggested a new concern about BPA. Because of the possible public health implications, the results “deserve scientific follow-up,” the study authors said. Using a health survey of nearly 1,500 adults, they found that those exposed to higher amounts of BPA were more likely to report having heart disease and diabetes.
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>>>Is it about plastic bottles?
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>>Yes and other containers as well:
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>>For example, consumers can avoid plastic containers imprinted with the recycling number ’7,’ as many of those contain BPA. Or, said Tarantino, they can avoid warming food in such containers, as heat helps to release the chemical.
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>I thought that avoiding to warm food in plastic containers is pretty much common knowledge.

The problem now is that it looks like drinking out of the bottles on a regular basis is dangerous as well. Not just heating the plastic...