Very heavy sigh.

What in the world are we doing to ourselves?

From a story on the NPR website:
A report on the safety of Bisphenonal A, a chemical used in some plastics, finds it might cause cancer, early puberty and neural and behavioral changes.

For basic info, here's the wiki description of the chemical: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A

What really gets me are the hazards bisphenol A presents to kids. At least to the extent that we can control what we purchase and where we live, we as adults can make our own decisions about what toxins we're exposed to. Kids can't choose to avoid the questionable packaging their foods come in or the containers that their beverages are served in, and if the adults who care for them don't avoid it on their behalf, they are basically at the mercy of the packaging industries decisions. The impact on childrens small bodies is relatively greater than on adult bodies, so they really get a double whammy. :-(

It's a small thing, given how many sources there are, but we've chosen to use stainless steel containers for our water. Klean Kanteen even has sizes and spouts that very young children can use!