BLog 5

The recent article that I read posted on Trisha’s wall was called “Tests Find Wide Range of Bisphenol A in Canned Soups, Juice, and More.” This article had to deal with the many dangers of Bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA. BPA has many related diseases that go along with it including; a heightened risk of breast, prostatecancers, diabetes, and heart disease, all not good diseases that can often prove to be fatal. BPA was found in Canned objects such as soups, or plastic bottles that an any day drink would be put in. These diseases are not only caused by BPA, but any contact with BPA can often trigger the start of the disease.

The daily upper limit of BPA is around 50 micrograms per kilogram of weight which has recently been tested and found out as a dangerously high number of BPA for a daily intake. These numbers were based on tests done in the mid 80’s rather than the recently done tests suggesting a much lower intake. Some studies show that even the slightest amount of BPA such as, 2.4 micrograms per kilogram of body weight, can be dangerous and cause an abnormal reproductive system. Something that nobody wants going on in their body.

There has been many movements recently done to try to change the amount of BPA recommended for intake today. There has also been a movement to change all cans so they contain no BPA what so ever, to completely reduce the risk of having it affect you. There are many other articles related to this article I read including: http://atmizzou.missouri.edu/jun03/plastics.htm. This article discusses the many different dangers of BPA, and really clarifies the points that were made in the article that I read. It even more so discusses the fact that we need change, we need to not package anything in plastic bottles to eliminate the risk of getting these related diseases.

I think that this article is a very good article that does a great job discussing the dangers of a otherwise unknown chemical. It highlights all the things that we need to do and shows how we can take action. In my personal opinion I think we need to move fast and really make sure there are fewer health related problems from BPA each and every year.

http://civileats.com/2009/11/02/tests-find-wide-range-of-bisphenol-a-in-canned-soups-juice-and-more/