New research has given plastic manufacturers an additional problem in the support for bisphenol A (BPA). While recent research findings have linked BPA to disruption of human female reproductive health, the latest paper shows a link with male reproduction as well.

Researchers, led by a team at the Peninsula Medical School at the University of Exeter in England, have shown a statistical link between high BPA exposure and increased testosterone levels in blood samples.

The data came from a large Italian population sample, which measured BPA levels in 715 adults between the ages of 20 and 74.

“This is the first big study of BPA from a European country and confirms that ‘routine’ exposures in the population are not negligible,” said David Melzer, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Peninsula Medical School.

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