Expert warns against ingesting bisphenol A ( used in food packaging containers)

[The Straight Story]

Expert warns against ingesting bisphenol A

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Children, infants and pregnant women should avoid ingesting bisphenol A, says a U.S. official leading a study of the chemical used in some plastics.

National Toxicology Program Director Linda Birnbaum said studies indicate the ingestion of BPA, which is used in food packaging containers, could have a negative effect on human health, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday.

"There are plenty of reasonable alternatives," said Birnbaum, who is also the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration deemed BPA safe in all uses in August 2008, but an agency advisory board learned certain studies were ignored by FDA scientists.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/12/12/Expert-warns-against-ingesting-bisphenol-A/UPI-92441260651700/

Damn, and I love eating food packaging containers!

[northernlights]

1. it leaches from the plastic containers into the food and drink

BPA-free bottles are available.

[NightWatcher]

3. Klean Kanteen's rule

[HCE SuiGeneris]

2. Pretty vague article.

Really does little to actually inform one about how to avoid the chemical.

[kittykitty]

4. Canned tomatoes cans are lined with it to prevent the acidic

tomatoes from interacting with the metal cans. I don't know about other canned goods. You should buy tomatoes that come "canned" in glass jars.

[jgraz]

6. Yeah, canned tomatoes are disastrous.

I switched to tomatoes in glass -- a lot more expensive, but a lot safer.

[Uncle Joe]

5. I heard you shouldn't leave bottled water in your car particularly in the summer

because the heat causes the chemicals to leech in to the water.