Photo by kyle leboeuf bisphenol a bpa is a synthetic estrogen used in polycarbonate plastic products.
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It s become controversial because it s well established that the compound leaches into food and drink.
Bpa free products don t contain bpa but they still contain chemicals asserts dr.
The european agency for food safety adopted recently a new risk assessment of the substance and significantly reduced the limit for daily recommended daily intake of 50 micrograms per kilogram.
Makers of many other water bottles and containers have voluntarily stopped using bpa as well.
Bittner who is also founder of the testing company certichem.
Bpa is just one set of chemicals that have estrogenic activity he says.
So while you may have had many products containing the chemical in your house a few decades ago it s.
We known it can cause hormonal changes and otherwise negatively.
Certichem found that 70 percent of products that are bpa free still leach ea chemicals into beverages and food.
You hear about it most when it comes to water bottles canned goods and receipts.
Bpa stands for bisphenol a.
But as people drank from their water.
List of bpa free bottled water brands.
Reusable water bottles plastic plates the liners in canned foods sippy cups grocery receipts and even some dental sealants.