Recently, a new study was conducted regarding the workplace exposure in China and it found that pregnant women, who are exposed to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), found in many plastic products, are more likely to give birth to low-weighing offspring in comparison to women who are not exposed.

The study suggested that the child was under the risk of being under weight even if just the father was exposed at work while the woman was pregnant though the effect was lesser strong and these findings hold true only for high levels of BPA that are found in factories manufacturing the chemical.

This study is being considered as one of the pioneering studies linking BPA with low birth-weight in humans and researchers believe that these findings will certainly add to the growing body of evidence questioning the safety of BPA.

In an official statement, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration said, “Products containing BPA are safe; the organization has since expressed concerns about BPA and is conducting studies, along with other government organizations, to discern any harmful effects of BPA”.

Experts believe that there was an urgent need to conduct more advanced studies to develop a better understanding of the effects of BPA during the pregnancy.