Canned foods found to contain dangerously high level of toxic chemical bisphenol

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Canned foods found to contain dangerously high level of toxic chemical

bisphenol-A (BPA)

http://www.newstarget.com/021761.html

Monday, April 02, 2007 by: David Gutierrez

 

A new study spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group found the toxic

chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in over 50 percent of the name-brand canned goods

tested. In some cases, a single serving was enough to expose a woman or infant

to

BPA levels that were 200 times higher than the government's safe level for

industrial chemicals.

 

What you need to know - Conventional View

• BPA is an industrially produced chemical commonly used in polycarbonate

plastics and epoxy resins. BPA-containing resins are a common ingredient in the

linings of canned goods.

 

• BPA is a known estrogen mimicker, and can cause hormone-disrupting effects,

toxicity or even neurotoxicity, low sperm counts and cancer. Some of these

effects can occur in concentrations as low as two parts per billion. More than

200 animal studies show that BPA is toxic at very low doses, and the Centers

for Disease Control explains that it has found BPA in 95 percent of patients

being tested at levels that raise health concerns.

 

• The study found that cans of chicken soup, infant formula and ravioli had

the highest levels of BPA. One to three servings of these foods was enough to

expose women or children to BPA levels that have been shown to cause harm in

animal tests.

 

• One in 10 of the cans tested -- and one in three cans of infant formula --

contained concentrations high enough that a single serving contained levels

less than five times lower than the dose shown to cause harm in animal studies.

Typically, the government classifies exposure as dangerous if it is within

1,000 to 3,000 times that shown to harm animals.

 

• The FDA estimates that 17% of the U.S. diet comes from canned food, but

there is no government safety standard regulating the amount of BPA allowed in

such foods.

 

• Quote: " Given widespread human exposure to BPA and hundreds of studies

showing its adverse effects, the FDA and EPA must act quickly to revise safe

levels for BPA exposure based on the latest science on the low-dose toxicity of

the

chemical. " - Environmental Working Group

 

What you need to know - Alternative View

Statements and opinions by Mike Adams, author of Grocery Warning: How to

identify and avoid dangerous food ingredients

http://www.truthpublishing.com/grocerywarning.html

 

• It is worth noting that bisphenol-A is only found in processed,

manufactured foods and packaging. Consuming fresh, raw produce avoids the

ingestion of

bisphenol-A.

 

• Food packaging that has long been considered " safe " by the FDA is now being

found to be surprisingly hazardous to human health. As a general rule, the

more fresh food you eat and the less processed, packaging food you eat, the

lower your risk will be for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, neurological

disorders and many other diseases.

 

Resources you need to know • The Environmental Working Group website:

www.EWG.org

 

 

Bottom line • A new study found dangerous levels of the toxic chemical

bisphenol A in one-tenth of canned foods and one in three cans of infant

formula.