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BPA is controversial because it exerts weak, but detectable, hormone-like properties, raising concerns about its presence in consumer products and foods contained in such products. Starting in 2008, several governments questioned its safety, prompting some retailers to withdraw polycarbonate products. A 2010 report from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised further concerns regarding exposure of fetuses, infants, and young children.[1] In September 2010, Canada became the first country to declare BPA a toxic substance.[2][3] In the European Union and Canada, BPA use is banned in baby bottles.[4]"
Identification in plasticsMain article: Resin identification code
"In general, plastics that are marked with recycle codes 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 are very unlikely to contain BPA. Some, but not all, plastics that are marked with recycle codes 3 or 7 may be made with BPA."[28]
There are seven classes of plastics used in packaging applications.
Type 7 is the catch-all "other" class, and some type 7 plastics, such as polycarbonate (sometimes identified with the letters "PC" near the recycling symbol) and epoxy resins, are made from bisphenol A monomer.[5][29]
Type 3 (PVC) also may contain bisphenol A as an antioxidant in plasticizers.[5] This refers to "flexible PVC", but not for rigids such as pipe, windows, and siding.
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See previous post the FDA has decided not to ban the substance, thus the consumer must remember that plastics labelled recycle 3 or 7 are very likely to contain BPA and thus should be avoided.
ReplyDeleteAlso, unless there is a clear label, all plastic should be avoided; and you won't find any tomatoes in cans without BPA. Work is being done to find another lining, but when will we know it is safe? So i buy anything in glass containers.
ReplyDeleteAlso, our water supply which runs thorough PVC pipes, likely carry BFA.
Is BFA contributing to male impotence and the Viagra syndrome?