As soon as someone mentions BPA (bisphenol A), I recall the glasses and glass containers our family now uses to replace the plastic containers that previously populated our cupboards. Like many moms, my top priority is keeping my kids safe, so I was concerned about BPA in the past. When the media began reporting BPA might be toxic, we replaced the plastic products and other things in our home thought to contain BPA. It turns out now that much of the fear surrounding BPA is unnecessary. Over the years, my fears were allayed by proclamations by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international regulatory agencies that BPA is actually relatively safe. Read more.