We set out this week to learn about the harm of different kinds of plastics, and with all of the “hullabaloo” around BPA lately, we thought this would be a great place to start!
BPA (Bisphenol A) can mimic the body’s hormones and possibly (more possibly than ever thought before) can cause negative health effects. Concerns are that long term low dose exposure to BPA can cause chronic toxicity in humans. Chronic toxicity can lead to diseases such as cancer, liver disease, kidney failure, reproductive organ dysfunction, heart disease, diabetes, and other malignancies. Do we really wanna risk it? So this is the reason that there has been such a popular “hype” around BPA lately. BPA has been known to leach from plastic linings of canned foods and in plastics that are cleaned with detergents (so…. Putting plastics such as cottage cheese containers into the dishwasher and then reusing them as food containers will allow BPA to leach into stored foods once washed…. Simple solution: Instead of reusing them for food storage, recycle!).
Where can we find BPA?
Types 1,2,4,5,6 DO NOT USE BPA DURING PRODUCTION OR PACKAGING!
HOWEVER, TYPES 7 AND 3 CAN CONTAIN BPA. ‘
Every company that produces plastic does it their own way, so we recommend simply being cautious of how you use plastic in your lives.
Email us at fightingfootprints@gmail.com between now and Sunday February 1st to tell us how you use and recycle (or not) plastics in your life, and our most loved entry will win a green-inspired gift!
Love Heather and Chanel
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