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Most Americans eat some form of packaged food on a daily basis. Often, this food is convenient and quick, making it ideal for our often rushed and overscheduled lifestyles. Recently, studies have shown that bisphenol A (BPA), one chemical used in the food packaging process, may be leaching into packaged food and making us ill. This spurred angry articles, public controversy and a string of lawsuits. Consumer advocacy groups and health blogs suggest avoiding BPA exposure by drinking from BPA-free bottles, avoiding canned foods, and refusing receipts at stores (yes, they too contain BPA). But there is growing evidence that long-term exposure to a broad range of food packaging-related chemicals may be a serious health concern, making BPA simply a tree among a forest of toxic wrapping.
Tags: BPA, food contact materials, food packaging, formaldehyde, merchantability
