Consumer safety and Bisphenol A (BPA)
June 10th, 2011 by Alexander
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic compound with two phenol functional groups. At least that’s what Wikipedia says. Many food containers, cans, beverage bottles, and foodstuffs are made of plastics or plastic lining containing BPA. When you use such products, BPA can potentially be released and cause health risks, such as increasing infertility, and may be linked with diabetes or heart and circulatory problems. Some researchers, on the other hand, don’t agree with that theory. On June 1, 2011, after intervention of the European Union, the last baby bottles made with BPA should be taken off the market. However, BPA is still used in beverage bottles, plastic packaging, and tablewares.
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That’s why we want to give you the opportunity to find out more about the potential dangers and will let you know whether products you’ve selected are BPA-free or potentially contain BPA.
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