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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
BPA?
Bisphenol A, also called BPA, is used in plastic linings of food and soda cans to prevent corrosion. It is also used in hard clear polycarbonate plastics such as for baby bottles and water bottles. Bisphenol A is a chemical produced in large quantities and used to produce hard plastics and epoxy resins. Epoxy resin is used to line metal food cans and bottle tops. Bisphenol A can leach out of the plastic into the food or beverage. More than 90 percent of Americans have Bisphenol A in their bodies from consuming items stored in containers made with BPA. The FDA has insisted that the chemical compound is safe at low doses. Scientific have concluded that the FDA's safety assessment was flawed. The independent panel concluded that the FDA should have have considered a wider range of studies beyond the two industry-funded ones that found the product safe. The FDA is expected to respond to the recommendation by February.
The national Toxicology Program has express concerns for the effects Bisphenol A has on the brain, behavior and prostate glands in fetuses, infants and children because their body do not flush chemicals. Based on animal research questions have been raised about the chemical effects on the reproductive system in newborns and fetuses. Studies involving animals have shown behavioral changes suggesting gender-bending effects.
In October Canada became the first country to add Bisphenol A to its list of toxic substances and will no longer sell baby bottles or formula containing BPA.
SOLUTION: Never microwave plastic
Limit you consumption of bottled H2O
Buy fresh or frozen produce
Feed your infants, children with BPA free plastic or glassware
A plastic bottle takes up to 500 years to decompose in a landfill-BPA what a chemical
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