Consumer Reports has unleashed its findings on toxic levels of Bisphenol A in food packaging on a largely unsuspecting public. Before the report, many felt the BPA danger had passed with the introduction of BPA-free baby bottles and so-called microwave-safe plastics. Not so, says the report: Certain canned foods contain high levels of BPA — but it may also be present in alternative packaging. Almost all of the 19 name-brand foods tested contained measurable levels of BPA. Most disturbing: BPA was found in some foods packaged in “BPA-free” cans.
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New Study Finds Canned Food Laced With Toxic Chemical BPA
Posted by: Pam Baker November 5, 2009 09:21 AMConsumer Reports has unleashed its findings on toxic levels of Bisphenol A in food packaging on a largely unsuspecting public. Before the report, many felt the BPA danger had passed with the introduction of BPA-free baby bottles and so-called microwave-safe plastics. Not so, says the report: Certain canned foods contain high levels of BPA — but it may also be present in alternative packaging. Almost all of the 19 name-brand foods tested contained measurable levels of BPA. Most disturbing: BPA was found in some foods packaged in “BPA-free” cans.