The National Toxicology Program (NTP) released a final report that totally disagrees with the one presented by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just two weeks ago about the safety of a chemical used in plastic baby bottles. While the first stated that chemical Bisphenol-A is safe, the latter warned that the risks of the chemical can’t just be ignored. The report, released by the Department of Health and Human Services" National Toxicology Program, doesn't say Bisphenol-A should be banned, but that more research is necessary to understand how the chemical affects human health.

The NTP used a five-level scale of concern, ranging from negligible concern to serious concern. The much debated chemical presents "some concern," therefore it falls in the middle.

The FDA however ran some through tests and their results were never 100% sure. The American Chemistry Council however has defended the chemical's safety despite accusations on behalf of the federal National Toxicology Program which claimed that Bisphenol-A can cause changes in behavior and the brain, and that it might reduce survival and general birth weight.

The chemical is used to seal food cans and to prevent liquids from shattering out of bottles; it is also used in making sunglasses or even CDs. It makes plastic stronger.

A meeting on Sept. 16 in Rockville, Maryland is supposed to brig some light into this story. There the FDA's Science Board will discuss the issue with the ones from The National Toxicology Program.

"More research is clearly needed to understand exactly how these findings relate to human health and development, but at this point we can't dismiss the possibility that the effects we're seeing in animals may occur in humans," said Michael Shelby, director of the department's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction.