Report: BPA Found In Most Canned Food
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
Canned foods may have dangerous levels of BPA. That's a chemical used in the can's lining. It's been linked to everything from cancer to infertility. And in the midst of this debate about whether it should be in our food packaging, comes word that it's also used in receipts from thermal printers. Dr. Prins says the BPA can get through your skin, so she doesn't touch receipts anymore.
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Study by Consumer Groups Shows Bisphenol A Is in 46 Out of 50 Cans Tested
"We should not set a place for bisphenol A at the dinner table," Elizabeth Hitchcock, a public health advocate for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, said at a news conference on Capitol Hill.
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Mmmmmm... chemicals......