FDA defends plastic linked with health risks - Yahoo! News

FDA defends plastic linked with health risks - Yahoo! News: "FDA defends plastic linked with health risks By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LINDSEY TANNER, Associated Press Writers
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WASHINGTON - Federal regulators on Tuesday defended their assessment that a chemical widely used in plastic baby bottles and in food packaging is safe, even as the first major study of health effects in people linked it with possible risks for heart disease and diabetes."