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Sep 3, 2008 4:48 pm US/Eastern

Concerns Grow Over Chemical Used In Baby Bottles

 CBS News Interactive: Healthwatch

WASHINGTON (AP) ― There are more questions about the safety of a chemical used in baby bottles and food containers. Government toxicologists say there's "some concern" that bisphenol can cause developmental problems in the brain and hormonal systems of infants and children.

The concerns are being raised just weeks after the Food and Drug Administration declared the substance safe.

The group-which includes scientists from the National Institutes of Health-acknowledges its concerns are based on the findings of studies on animals. But it says bisphenol's risks to humans can't be ruled out.

The FDA says it will consider the new concerns as part of a continuing review of bisphenol.

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