Toxic BPA Contamination - Groups Support Consumers Union Call for FDA Protection From BPA in Canned Food

Reuters: "In response to Consumer Reports' new report on contamination of canned food products with the synthetic sex hormone bisphenol A (BPA), the Breast Cancer Fund, Clean Water Action, Clean New York, Center for Health, Environment & Justice, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Oregon Toxics Alliance and other environmental health advocates support Consumers Union's call for FDA to immediately act to protect consumers from BPA.

BPA is linked to neurological, endocrine and reproductive health effects, breast cancer and other serious health problems. 'Consumer Reports' results are sobering, and confirm what we already know: Americans are exposed to toxic BPA every day through canned food,' said Janet

Nudelman at the Breast Cancer Fund. 'A synthetic estrogen linked to breast
cancer should not be in our food, period. It's well past time to ban BPA from
food and beverage containers.'

Bobbi Chase Wilding of Clean New York says, 'Consumers should not have to read scientific journals to determine what is safe when shopping for their families. FDA needs to step up and step in.'"