Study Finds High Levels of BPA in Canned Food for Kids

Epoch Times: Engel says BPA in the can lining migrates into the food.

Dr. Leena Hilakivi-Clarke is a researcher at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University. She says animal studies show a direct link between BPA and breast cancer.

“Basically 90 percent of humans, when the BPA levels are measured, are positive, so one can find levels of BPA in most people,” Dr. Hilakivi said.
Dr. Hilakivi says cancer can take 50 years to develop. She’s more concerned about Type 2 diabetes in children and notes that BPA affects children and adults differently.
“I think that in both there is an increase risk … for Type 2 diabetes, but children in general are much more susceptible to exposure of endocrine disruptors, and the most sensitive are pregnant women and their unborn fetuses,” she said.

Besides cancer and diabetes, other studies have linked BPA to infertility, early puberty in girls, and obesity.

Many of the medical findings on BPA have been contested, and studies continue. Some U.S. states have banned BPA in baby bottles, children’s toys, and utensils.

A spokesman for Campbell’s, the company with the highest BPA levels in the study, has said it is confident in the safety of its products. He said evidence shows BPA in can linings poses no threat to human health.