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86 per cent of teenagers have traces of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound used to make plastics, in their body, an Engaged Research public engagement project in collaboration with the University of Exeter has found.
Measurable levels of BPA, an endocrine-disrupting chemical, were found in the urine of the vast majority of the 94 17-19 year olds tested, according to research at the University of Exeter led by Professor Lorna Harries, Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics, and Professor Tamara Galloway, Professor of Ecotoxicology.
They called for better labelling of packaging to enable consumers to choose BPA-free products.
The citizen-science project was carried out in a real-world setting to provide young people with first-hand experience of all aspects of scientific research.
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-exposure-bisphenol-hard-everyday-life.html
(Score: 4, Insightful) by mobydisk on Tuesday February 06 2018, @05:37PM (6 children)
The term "BPA-free" implies that the plastic is the same, but it just doesn't have BPA. But BPA is often a necessary component. So when you see BPA-free, you should ask "what did they replace the BPA with?" Unfortunately it varies based on the plastic, and we don't always have good information about the alternatives. Really, glass is just a better material for anything you are going to ingest.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday February 06 2018, @05:47PM (2 children)
I haven't seen many problems with polypropylene [wikipedia.org] or polyethylene [wikipedia.org].
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(Score: 2) by driverless on Wednesday February 07 2018, @10:41AM (1 child)
A number of women would tend to disagree [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday February 07 2018, @06:03PM
Less of a chemical health issue than a physics one. Irrelevantit.
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(Score: 4, Touché) by Freeman on Tuesday February 06 2018, @06:21PM (1 child)
I would also suggest not ingesting glass. That would be much worse for your health than the side effects from the BPA in the plastic.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2, Touché) by mobydisk on Tuesday February 06 2018, @07:18PM
touché!
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 06 2018, @06:28PM
They replace it with BPS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_S#Use [wikipedia.org]
and from the same page,
In addition to glass, you can use use stainless steel. But steel coated with plastic (in cans) is a few cents cheaper hence they don't use stainless steel in cans. You know, money before health.