BPA danger in # 7 plastic bottles and canned food

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What's in your bottled water?

You might think bottle water, with its fancy 'purification' processes and

distant exotic origins, would be better regulated than tap water. Think again.

Bottled water producers face standards less stringent than those regulating

tap water--so why pay so much?

Canned baby formula laced with toxic chemical

A _recent EWG investigation_

(http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=307102003 & url_num=3 & url=http\

://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola/execsumm.php

) found the toxic plastics compound Bisphenol A in more than half of our

samples of canned fruit, vegetables, soda, and--with the highest levels of

all--in canned baby formula. BPA is used in the resin lining of the cans and is

linked to birth defects of the male and female reproductive systems. Our

advice? Avoid canned foods when possible and use powdered baby formula rather

than

canned.

Industry foxes guarding the BPA henhouse

If that's not disconcerting enough, the plot thickens. An _EWG investigation

exposed an unseemly conflict of interest_

(http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=307102003 & url_num=4 & url=http\

://ewg.org/issues/bisphenola/20070

228/index.php) _http://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola/execsumm.php_

(http://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola/execsumm.php) at the federal agency

that

evaluates whether or not chemicals like BPA cause birth defects and other

reproductive problems in people. The Center for the Evaluation of Risks to

Human

Reproduction (CERHR) outsources this important job to Sciences International,

a consulting group that works for clients such as the Dow Chemical Co. (which

coincidentally manufactures BPA) and practically the entire chemical

industry.

Thanks to our allies Reps. Waxman and Boxer and all the _great press we

generated_

(http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=307102003 & url_num=5 & url=http\

://www.ewg.org/news/eclips.php?issueid=5040) , Sciences International

got thrown off the BPA review. With your support, we continue to fight for a

more effective conflict of interest policy at NIH to eliminate these

outrageous conflicts of interest.

Consumer tips to avoid BPA exposure

_http://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola/consumertips.php_

(http://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola/consumertips.php)

Although completely eliminating exposure to BPA may not be possible, there

are steps you can take to reduce your family's exposure to this chemical.

* Eat more fresh foods and fewer from cans

* Feed children a varied diet and consider replacing canned

concentrated formula for infants

* Never microwave plastics, especially food for kids

* Avoid #7 plastics where possible. Throw out old, scratched plastic

bottles or food containers.

* Some metal water containers have a plastic lining with BPA. Do not

use for hot liquids (washing is fine).

 

 

 

 

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