Archive for the ‘03 CHEMICALS in plastic’ Category
Did you know that aluminium drinks cans have a plastic lining. It’s there to stop acids in the beverage from corroding the metal which is not good for the can or the flavor of the contents. If you don’t believe me, you can try this experiment, as done by Steve Spangler, to separate the two. [...]
“Many consumers already look for commercial products that do not contain Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogenically active compound that some manufacturers use for creating plastics and which leaches out of products over time (estrogenically active compounds are suspected to lead to birth defects, cancers and other health problems). But BPA is only part of the [...]
leaching into your food……… The researchers bought more than 450 plastic items from stores including Walmart and Whole Foods. They chose products designed to come in contact with food — things like baby bottles, deli packaging and flexible bags, says George Bittner, one of the study’s authors and a professor of biology at the University [...]
A month ago I emailed a lot of people about plastic lined tin cans. Why? Because increasing numbers of people are worried about the potential health risks of Bisphenol A (BPA) leaching from the liner into the food. I suggested my friends might want to check whether the food they were eating came from plastic [...]
Bisphenol A or BPA is it is known to its chums is used in polycarbonate plastics. These include the hard plastic which look like glass but doesnt break as dramatically, the white plastic liners found in many cans, microwave ovenware, eating utensils and bottles (including baby bottles). Plastic containing BPA are labeled with the number “7” identification code, BUT [...]
“As staunch supporters of the anti-BPA campaign we were very pleased to see coverage in the British media last Friday of a new report linking BPA to breast cancer. The Daily Mail and the BBC both featured articles about Professor Anna Soto, an expert in cancer development ar the University of Ulster, who has recently [...]
Whats in plastic might cost you your lady lumps. Not a nice subject I know but check out this breast cancer website – it might help you keep your bits.
FRIDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed Friday that the agency had erred in August when it said that a chemical widely used in baby bottles and other plastic packaging for foods and beverages posed no health risks.Go HERE to read the rest of the article. [...]
BPA or Bisphenol A has been in the news recently – lots of people are getting worried about the possible effects it has on your hormones. Pregnant women and babies are felt to be especially vulnerable. Quick identification – plastics containing BPA are labeled with the number “7” identification code, BUT not all plastics labeled [...]
Lifes fantastic when your plastic…. better had be as we’ve all got the plastic in us The chemicals im plastic appear to be mobile – ie they can leach from the plastic product into your food. If its not the leaching its the fish and chips. When it finally does finally break down plastic doesn’t [...]
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