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Worrisome chemical found in canned foods

Feb 8, 2010

by SONYA COLBERG
The Oklahoman 

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Is your bowl of soup safe or are you sipping a toxic time bomb?

Controversy is spreading about BPA, a chemical used in water bottles and baby bottles. Now studies show a health hazard may lie in products found in most Americans’ cabinets — canned foods. 

"We know that cans are indeed a major source of exposure,” said Frederick vom Saal, a nationally recognized researcher of BPA, or bisphenol-A. "Practically all canned foods use the product.”

The canned food industry says that BPA is safe. But a new Consumers Union study shows just one serving of tested canned vegetable soup has nearly twice the amount considered average exposure. In fact, researchers found BPA in most of the 19 tested name-brand canned foods.

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