While plastic industry advocates may disagree with environmental and public health organizations, all parties acknowledge that the dangers posed by BPA are real. Debate on the subject now centers on acceptable levels of the chemical. Last week, a group of scientists lead by Yale University's Dr. Csaba Leranth said that California's maximum allowable dose level of 290 micrograms per day was too high, and asked them to reduce it to 50 micrograms. Opponents like Janssen want to err on the side of caution and remove the plasticizer from consumers products entirely, while The American Chemistry Council noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the chemical is "safe at the very low levels that occur in some foods."
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