BPA warning

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CONSUMER WARNING:

TOXIC CHEMICAL BPA LEACHING INTO CANNED FOODS

An alarming new study from the Environmental Working Group analyzed samples of

canned fruit, vegetables, soda, and baby formula on sale in the nation's

supermarkets and found that more than 50% were tainted with a chemical linked to

birth defects, ADHD and cancer. The chemical, bisphenol A (BPA), is an

ingredient in plastics that lines food cans. According to the study, the

chemical has been leaching into foods at levels up to 200 times the government's

recommended " safe " level of exposure. According to Dr. Frederick vom Saal, a

professor of biology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a long-time

expert researcher of BPA, there are 94 scientific studies indicating deleterious

health effects from BPA. " If BPA was treated as a drug, it would have been

pulled immediately. This chemical can be replaced right now by safer materials,

and the public would never notice the difference. " OCA is planning to launch a

campaign later this year to pressure food companies,

especially organic companies, to stop using BPA-tainted cans and other toxic or

non-sustainable packaging.

Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_4414.cfm

 

 

 

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