Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Avoid BPA getting into your food and drinks

BPA is an organic synthetically manufactured compound used together with Polycarbonate plastics that arewidely used. BPA stands for Bisphenol A with the Chemcial formula C15H16O2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A

As it is possibly linked to a variety of health risks, it is better to avoid anything that contains BPA as it can leach easily. Read more here on health related issues with BPA:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/03/28/is-bpa-free-plastic-safe/

You can find from the bottom of the can or bottle if it is BPA free. It appears if you can avoid PVC you can avoid BPA.

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