BPA – Coming to Food Near You

BPA, or bisphenol A, is one of the most hotly debated compounds of the 21st century. Our group has discussed this substance before (Sept 26, 2008), but we are going to take another look in light of some recent articles in the NY Times and Consumer Reports that show how amazingly widespread BPA appears to be.

I’ll be emailing copies of these reports to folks on our email list and we’ll discuss them at our next meeting on Thursday, Nov 12, noon in the Chemistry lounge. For those of you looking for links to the original articles, follow these:

• “Chemicals in Our Food, and Bodies” by Nicholas Kristof, NY Times, Nov 8, 2009
• “Concern Over Canned Foods”, ConsumerReports Health.org, December 2009
  • Overview
  • Deciding on a safe level
  • What we found
  • Alternative packaging
  • What should be done

http://www.consumerreports.org/health/healthy-living/health-safety/bpa/overview/bisphenol-a-ov.htm