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THERE'S NEW RESEARCH ABOUT A
CHEMICAL CALLED BPA, WHICH SOME
STUDIES HAVE LINKED TO A HIGHER
RISK OF CANCER, HEART DISEASE
AND DIABETES.
WE REPORTED NOT LONG AGO ABOUT
CONCERNS
OF BPA IN THOSE HARD
PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES AND OTHER
PRODUCTS.
A NEW STUDY RAISES CONCERNS
ABOUT BPA IN CANNED FOODS.
>> LET'S PUT THE PEACH
ON LIKE
THIS.
>> Reporter: IRIS OFTEN USES
CANNED FOOD TO MAKE MEALS FOR
HER FAMILY. ■■
>> IT'S EASY TO PREPARE, WHEN WE
GET HOME FROM WORK AND SCHOOL.
AND IT'S RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE.
>> Reporter: ALMOST ALL FOOD
THAT COME S
FROM A CAN CONTAINS
TRACE AMOUNTS OF BPA.
CONSUMERS NEED TOO BE AWARE OF
IT.
>> I THINK THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS
TO REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURE TO BPA,
ONE WAY THEY CAN DO THAT IS BY
AVOIDING CANNED FOODS.
>> Reporter: IN A PUBLIC HEALTH
STUDY, VOLUNTEERS ATE A SERVING
OF CANNED SOUP EAST DAY FOR FIVE
DAYS.
SOON AFTERWARDS, THEIR LEVELS OF
BPA WERE 12 TIMES AS HIGH AS
THOSE WHO ATE SOUP FROM SCRATCH
MADE IN THE CAFETERIA.
THERE'S NO SCIENTIFIC A
RGUMENT
THAT BPA ALWAYS PASSES QUICKLY
THROUGH THE BODY, THE BIG
DISPUTE IS WHETHER CONSTANT
EXPOSURE FROM SOURCES LIKE THE
LINING OF METAL CANS AND CERTAIN
WATER BOTTLES PRESENTS A DANGER,
ESPECIALLY TO FETUSES AND YOUNG
CHILDREN.
>> THE ASSOCIATION REPRESE
NTING
THE CANNED FOOD INDUSTRY SAYS
THE BPA EXPOSURE LEVELS CITED
ARE NOT SURPRISING.
FDA AND CANADIAN AUTHORITIES
HAVE CONSISTENTLY CONCLUDED THAT
CURRENT EXPOSURES THROUGH CANNED
FOODS DO NOT POST A HEALTH RISK
TO
CONSUMERS, INCLUDING NEWBORNS
AND INFANTS.
DESPITE STUDIES SHOWING BPA CAN
BE DANGEROUS TO ANIMALS, NO
GOVERNMENT HAS CONCLUDED IT'S
HARMFUL TO HUMANS.
CANADA AND CONNECTICUT HAVE
BANNED IT IN BABY BOTTLES AND
CANS THAT CONTAIN BABY
FORMULA.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE HOW MANY
BASKETS?