Packaged food may lead to BPA exposure -- study
Updated: 2011-03-31 01:27:53
BPA is a chemical used in manufacturing of clear, shatterproof plastics such as baby bottles, food-storage containers also as liners of metal food cans.
“BPA has been shown to mimic the hormone estrogen, and exposure has been associated with effect on the developing brain, reproductive system, and mammary and prostate glands in laboratory studies,” explained the authors in a summery report released jointly by the Breast Cancer Fund and Silent Spring Institute.
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