From the New York Times today comes word that the FDA, reportedly getting a little tougher these days when it comes to food safety, has turned its eye toward bisphenol-A (BPA), the substance used in food packaging that has inspired much worry among the public — especially parents:

The agency said Friday that it had "some concern about the potential effects of BPA on the brain, behavior and prostate gland of fetuses, infants and children," and would join other federal health agencies in studying the chemical in both animals and humans.

The agency points to ways you can limit your exposure: hhs.gov/safety/bpa

Of course, like anything the government does, nobody's happy. The chemical lobby says the FDA is going too far while the president of the National Research Center for Women and Families says it hasn't gone far enough.

I guess this still leaves time for me to take advantage of the situation with my plan to market a hip water bottle made from glass.