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Some of the developmental effects seen among rodents exposed to low doses of BPA include changes in brains and behaviors; precancerous lesions in the prostate and mammary glands; altered prostate and urinary tract development; and early onset of puberty.8 These low-dose experiments are difficult to conduct, in part because BPA is ubiquitous in the environment. [...] Congressional Research Service 3 Bisphenol A (BPA) in Plastics and Possible Human Health Effects the authority of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),22 section 5(b)(4), "on the basis of its potential for long-term adverse effects on growth, reproduction and development in aquatic species at concentrations similar to those found in the environment." A chemical of concern is "a substance that m [...] The board voted to lower the level of concern for BPA's effects on the mammary gland and on the onset of puberty in females.30 This vote is reflected in the final version of the NTP brief, which was included in the NTP monograph and issued September 3, 2008.31 Thus, the official NTP view is that current levels of human exposure to BPA warrant "some concern" for possible effects on the brain, behav [...] Food and Drug Administration During the week of April 14, 2008, in response to the release of the NTP draft BPA brief, FDA formed an agency-wide task force to review current information regarding BPA in all FDA- 27 HHS, National Toxicology Program, "Expert Panel Report on the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Bisphenol A," at [...] In June 2008, FDA asked its Science Board, the advisory board to the FDA Commissioner, to establish a subcommittee to review research on BPA and exposures from food containers, and deliver its findings to the board's annual meeting in the fall.32 On August 14, 2008, FDA published a draft risk assessment of BPA in food contact applications, saying, "FDA has concluded that an adequate margin of safe.