Bisphenol A (BPA) - Hype or emerging science?

I struggle to understand how air works, so I certainly can’t easily grasp any medical effects from the leaching of a synthesized chemical compound in my plastic products. However I can google like nobodies business. I dug around and put together this info on Bisphenol A, aka BPA.
What is it?
Bisphenol A is a chemical compound [...]