School of Public Health01/28/2025 03:00:00 AMThe sippy cups and bottles we hand to our children may seem harmless, but could they pose hidden risks to their health? Concerns over the potential dangers of everyday plastic products led to the federal bisphenol A (BPA) ban on baby bottles and sippy cups in 2012. While this milestone addressed one primary source of exposure for infants, BPA, along with its chemical replacements, continues to surface in everyday items like plastic food containers, canned goods lined with BPA coatings, and even the thermal paper used for receipts—products that pregnant women encounter regularly.Office of the PresidentEnvironmental and Occupational HealthSchool of Public Health