STATS: "Magazine’s criticism of latest EPA study showing no adverse effects from BPA recycles “ad-hominem attack” repeatedly shown to be “without scientific merit,” says EPA’s Senior Reproductive Toxicologist.
Several days before Consumer Reports issued its dire warning about the presence of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in canned foods, a major study by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), published in one of the leading peer-reviewed toxicology journals, Toxicological Sciences, concluded that exposure to BPA was not associated with many of the adverse effects the magazine alleged."
Friday, December 4, 2009
STATS: Don’t worry about BPA in cans, says top European scientist
STATS: "As scientific criticism mounts, Consumer Reports refuses to release details of how its BPA study was done or the name of the outside lab it used.
When Wolfgang Dekant saw the Consumer Reports study on BPA exposure and heard that the magazine was advising people to avoid food from cans, he was incredulous. None of the magazine’s claims were supported by international risk assessments of the chemical – including the one he co-authored for the European Union.
Dr. Dekant, who is Professor of Toxicology at the University of Wurzburg, told STATS by email that there is no need for people to stop eating food from cans. He added that Consumer Reports’ account of the scientific research on BPA was “highly biased.”
The amount of BPA likely to be ingested from canned food is well below the safety limits set by the European Union, he said."
When Wolfgang Dekant saw the Consumer Reports study on BPA exposure and heard that the magazine was advising people to avoid food from cans, he was incredulous. None of the magazine’s claims were supported by international risk assessments of the chemical – including the one he co-authored for the European Union.
Dr. Dekant, who is Professor of Toxicology at the University of Wurzburg, told STATS by email that there is no need for people to stop eating food from cans. He added that Consumer Reports’ account of the scientific research on BPA was “highly biased.”
The amount of BPA likely to be ingested from canned food is well below the safety limits set by the European Union, he said."
Are You Eating BPA? Dangerous Toxin Found In Canned Food
Your Organic Gardening Blog: "Imagine the dangers of canned food like this when they’re fed to children who are even more sensitive to the effects of bisphenol-A.
The current US federal guidelines put the daily upper limit of safe exposure at 50 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight.
However, this limit is based on studies from the 1980s. These studies do not take into account the findings of more recent animal and laboratory research, which have found that far lower doses of BPA may still pose serious health risks."
The current US federal guidelines put the daily upper limit of safe exposure at 50 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight.
However, this limit is based on studies from the 1980s. These studies do not take into account the findings of more recent animal and laboratory research, which have found that far lower doses of BPA may still pose serious health risks."
UK experts call for bisphenol A ban
Food Quality news.com: "A raft of experts and charities have today urged the UK Government to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles because of “compelling scientific evidence” linking it to cancer and other chronic conditions.
Launching the campaign, Breast Cancer UK said the weight of research raised clear concerns about BPA. The call has been backed by a number of scientists and charities, including the NCT (formerly National Childbirth Trust), the Cancer Prevention and Education Society and CHEM Trust."
Launching the campaign, Breast Cancer UK said the weight of research raised clear concerns about BPA. The call has been backed by a number of scientists and charities, including the NCT (formerly National Childbirth Trust), the Cancer Prevention and Education Society and CHEM Trust."
However, this is the first major campaign in the UK to outlaw BPA. As part of this drive, a group of scientists from the Universities of Stirling, Ulster, London, Plymouth, and Reading have written to Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Health, urging the Government “to adopt a standpoint consistent with the approach taken by other Governments who have ended the use of BPA in food contact products marketed at children”.
Professor Vyvyan Howard, of the Biomedical Sciences Research Institute at Ulster University, said: "As a medically qualified pathologist and parent to an 8-month-old baby boy, I feel that it is essential for the Government to heed our call for precautionary measures to limit exposure of BPA to very young children. Babies in their first year have not fully developed the ability to clear BPA from their bodies as quickly as adults."
But UK scientific opinion is divided on the issue. Professor Richard Sharpe, from the Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit at the University of Edinburgh, said: "There is no direct evidence that links bisphenol A exposure in women, or in animal studies, to the development of breast cancer.”
Breast Cancer UK also presented the results of a YouGov survey that found 79 per cent of the respondents either strongly agreed (50%) or agreed (29%) “it is important that the UK Government acts in a precautionary way when it comes to protecting babies and very young children from BPA”. Some 61 per cent believed the UK Government should “act to end the use of BPA in baby bottles” while just 10 per cent thought the Government “should follow the current FSA guidelines and leave things as they are”.
Why Canned Soups Can Be Dangerous to Your Health
Fit Food Coach's Blog: "It’s important to realize that you have a CHOICE, and by exercising it, you can influence industry to do the right thing.
For example, you can avoid canned foods entirely and stick to fresh fruits and vegetables, or switch over to brands that use glass containers. Choosing fresh foods is clearly your best option — ideally organic (to avoid exposure to pesticides), and grown locally (to reduce environmental impact and help your local economy).
In addition, Change.org has started a petition asking Campbell’s to live up to its new “nourishing people’s lives everywhere, every day” slogan, and be a leader of the industry move away from the use of BPA laden packaging."
For example, you can avoid canned foods entirely and stick to fresh fruits and vegetables, or switch over to brands that use glass containers. Choosing fresh foods is clearly your best option — ideally organic (to avoid exposure to pesticides), and grown locally (to reduce environmental impact and help your local economy).
In addition, Change.org has started a petition asking Campbell’s to live up to its new “nourishing people’s lives everywhere, every day” slogan, and be a leader of the industry move away from the use of BPA laden packaging."
Study Reaffirms Bisphenol-A Risks
Trendcetera Magazine: "Breast Cancer UK is launching a national campaign this month urging for a ban on the use of BPA in baby bottles and for better labeling on other products.
According to Consumer Reports, the U.S. cap on safe daily exposure is 50 micrograms but that number is reportedly based on studies from the 1980s."
According to Consumer Reports, the U.S. cap on safe daily exposure is 50 micrograms but that number is reportedly based on studies from the 1980s."
Are Canned Tomatoes Bad to Eat?
Free Fat Loss Resources: "It can be quite surprising to be consuming and eating foods that you think are healthy for you, but be unaware that they are actually quite detrimental to the better of your health.
It has always been contraversial to consume or store foods in tin cans, but with this retrospect the worst food that can be eaten out of a can are tomatoes. This attribute has been verified through Prevention Magazine. Studies have indicated that any tomatoes that are stored in a can should not be eaten, and any endocrinologist can vouch for this on their reputation.
Furthermore, the main component of the tomatoes- the acidity is what makes the chemical in the tin (bisphenol-A) or BPH permeate to the food. It has been linked to sperm suppression in male animals, and chromosomal damage to female eggs. Most tin cans that have stored can tomatoes, consist of about 50 mcg of the toxic BPH. This is quite enough to impact an adult let alone a smaller youth.
You can circumvent this malady by simply purchasing tomatoes that are stored in glass containers, or even some grocery retailers supply tomatoes in boxes. It is all in the sake of optimum health- and it is certain that you will no longer think of canned tomatoes in the same light. This you are better off be aware of!"
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