Bisphenol-A
Bisphenol A is an organic compound which is used to make poly-carbonate plastic and epoxy resins. Bisphenol A is used primarily to make plastics, and products containing bisphenol A-based plastics have been in commerce use since 1957. At least 8 billion pounds of BPA are used by manufacturers yearly.It is a key monomer in production of epoxy resins and in the most common form of poly-carbonate plastic.The latter is used to make a variety of products including baby and water bottles, sports equipment, medical and dental devices, dental fillings, lining of canned food etc.
Bisphenol A is known to cause damage to the endocrine system, mimicking the body's own hormones thus lead to negative health effects. Some studies have also linked prenatal exposure to neurological problems. Bisphenol A is also linked to increased obesity upon exposure, neurological problems relating to the brain, affecting the thyroid functioning, and also breast cancer.
In September 2010, Canada became the first country to declare BPA a toxic substance.European Union and Canada have banned BPA use in baby bottles. An so have Japan and Turkey. Do we want to risk the growth of your young ones by the use of such harmful chemicals? I guess its time the Indian government ban use of BPA, at-least in baby bottles if not in other cases.
A few of the countries have succeeded in finding an alternative to BPA, Japan being a case in point. The alternatives to Polycarbonate Plastic containing BPA are aluminium, glass and stainless steel, tritan copolyester, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate. When it comes to a epoxy based resins used in can liners polyester coatings can be used in place of BPA liners or as an overlay on BPA undercoating, which reduces leaching capabilities of BPA by up to 95 percent into food and beverages. Natural oils and resins can also be used as an alternative to BPA linings. Oleoresin is a natural mixture of an oil and a resin extracted from various plants, such as pine or balsam fir.
References
http://www.oeconline.org/our-work/healthier-lives/tinyfootprints/toxic-prevention/safer-alternatives-to-bisphenol-a-bpa
http://www.squidoo.com/bisphenol-A
Bisphenol A is known to cause damage to the endocrine system, mimicking the body's own hormones thus lead to negative health effects. Some studies have also linked prenatal exposure to neurological problems. Bisphenol A is also linked to increased obesity upon exposure, neurological problems relating to the brain, affecting the thyroid functioning, and also breast cancer.
In September 2010, Canada became the first country to declare BPA a toxic substance.European Union and Canada have banned BPA use in baby bottles. An so have Japan and Turkey. Do we want to risk the growth of your young ones by the use of such harmful chemicals? I guess its time the Indian government ban use of BPA, at-least in baby bottles if not in other cases.
A few of the countries have succeeded in finding an alternative to BPA, Japan being a case in point. The alternatives to Polycarbonate Plastic containing BPA are aluminium, glass and stainless steel, tritan copolyester, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate. When it comes to a epoxy based resins used in can liners polyester coatings can be used in place of BPA liners or as an overlay on BPA undercoating, which reduces leaching capabilities of BPA by up to 95 percent into food and beverages. Natural oils and resins can also be used as an alternative to BPA linings. Oleoresin is a natural mixture of an oil and a resin extracted from various plants, such as pine or balsam fir.
References
http://www.oeconline.org/our-work/healthier-lives/tinyfootprints/toxic-prevention/safer-alternatives-to-bisphenol-a-bpa
http://www.squidoo.com/bisphenol-A
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