"Data supports the safety of those products," said Dr. Steve Hentges, spokesman for the American Plastics Council. "The science in bisphenol A has been reviewed very carefully by government and scientific bodies around the world, and in every case, those reviews support the conclusion that bisphenol A is not a risk to human health."
Officials from the top beverage companies, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, confirm that a small amount of bisphenol a is used in the linings of their beverage cans. They claim that scientific data has demonstrated the safety of bisphenol A for this use and that consumers are not at risk of exposure to BPA through canned beverages.
Bisphenol A is a toxic chemical found in many hard, clear plastic bottles (including baby bottles), and the linings of some tin cans. As a suspected hormone disruptor, bisphenol A exposure to children is especially risky, even at low doses! This chemical is so pervasive that a U.S. study found that 95% of people tested had been exposed to it.
Given the associated health risks of bisphenol A, Environmental Defence is calling on the federal government to ban the chemical in all food and beverage containers. Take a moment to sign our petition calling for the ban.
If you have children attending a daycare centre, you can help Environmental Defence to get daycare centres to go bisphenol A free. Everything you need to know to help get bisphenol A out of your daycare centre is on the Toxic Nation web site.