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Bisphenol A _Toxins in Canned Foods & Plastic Drinking bottles
Posted by poodlelover on April 28, 2008 - 5:34pm.

Hello,

Can anyone help provide insight into how into how we can work with this toxic issue?  My husband just told me about the problems with Bishpenol (BPA) and we have a cupboard full of canned beans and tomato sauces. 

 

Do I need to throw everything out? 

below is a link to an article I read on it. 

http://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola




<em>Evolotus</em>'s picture
Okay, that's scary
by Evolotus on May 7, 2008 - 10:42pm

I've noticed different linings in most of the canned beans I've bought in the last few years. Looks like this report is recent. Perhaps retailers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's will have statements on this in the near future.

During the pet food recall, TJ's was taking back its canned pet food, no questions asked, with or without a receipt, even though they claimed their foods weren't affected. 


<em>TheSmartMama</em>'s picture
Depends on what you are doing
by TheSmartMama on May 9, 2008 - 9:31pm

Adults metabolize BPA fairly rapidly - within 10 hours.  But fetuses and the very young don't have the enzyme to break down BPA.  The significant adverse health effects have been shown following exposures to immature and fetal laboratory animals.  So, it seems to me that unless  you are trying to get pregnant or are pregnant, or are feeding children, you can eat what you have and then switch to alternatives, such as fresh, frozen, dried, or jarred.  But, if you are trying to get pregnant, or are pregnant, or are feeding children, then I would get rid of the canned food that you have.

 

Jennifer

www.thesmartmama.com

 


<em>Jenna</em>'s picture
If it were me, I would
by Jenna on May 15, 2008 - 5:50pm
If it were me, I would finish the rest of the canned foods but then stop buying canned foods and switch to a different container. Even though BPA canbe broken down by adults, I think that if pregnant women shouldn't eat it then neither should I. Why risk it?

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