Canned Foods Contain Toxic Compound
BPA (Bisphenol A) has been found in several foods sources including canned fruit, vegetables, soda, and baby formula. BPA is a toxic chemical in plastics and the epoxy resins that line food cans and can lead to a wide range of health problems.
The tests found that pregnant women and infants who eat even a single serving of some canned foods are exposed to unsafe doses of BPA. Of the foods tested--which included many of the canned foods eaten most often by women of childbearing age--BPA levels were highest in canned pasta and soup. Canned infant formula also had high levels. Just one to three servings of food with these BPA levels could expose a pregnant woman or infant to harmful doses of the chemical...This is why whole foods that are closest to their natural state are best for our bodies. Because you just never know what may be wrong with processed foods. The less processed the food is, the safer it may be, visit your local produce and meat departments today...."We've known it's toxic for 75 years, it's polluting the bodies of almost all Americans, but we allow it in our food at levels that leave no margin of safety for pregnant women and young children."
Scientists have detected BPA in breast milk, serum, saliva, urine, amniotic fluid, and cord blood from at least 2,200 people in Europe, North America, and Asia. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently detected BPA in 95% of nearly 400 U.S. adults and children.
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