Strollerderby

I just wanted to point out that most of our exposure to BPA comes from canned foods. These cans have a BPA liner. The food is heated at very high temperatures in the cans, and then stored for long periods of time. I'm not saying it is a bad thing to get BPA out of baby bottles, but people need to know to be careful to give their kids canned foods if they are concerned with BPA.

Also, yes there were studies showing high levels of BPA being linked to obesity, heart disease, etc. However, people who have the highest levels of BPA also must eat the highest amount of canned foods, which are extremely unhealthy to begin with, and can cause these diseases.

I know this is slightly off-topic, but I am constantly amazed at how many people I know who get rid of bottles with BPA but still eat plenty of canned foods.

Is it possible to buy tuna that isn't in cans? I don't know that I could give up tuna. Or canned soup.

I keep seeing references to this ban - but nobody's saying when the ban takes effect. Is it this year? Next year?  

Bunny, you can buy tuna in pouches. We don't eat tuna, so I am not sure of the price difference or whether the pouch is or isn't safe. We generally try to avoid canned food (at least partially b/c of taste problems), but we do occasionally eat canned soup. Homemade soup does freeze really well, though, so we have that a lot too.

If you have bottles which have BPA will the manufacturers replace them??

Thanks to Babies R Us that they would phase out all sales of bottles with BPA.

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I don't believe that canned tuna usually has bpa lining the can.  I think the concern is with canned foods that have a white liner inside the can (like canned tomatoes).

@Anonymous2, all commercially canned foods have a BPA liner (except certain ones from Eden Foods, and I think a couple of small producers, if the can says "BPA free"). You can't see it.  Some canned foods leech more BPA, for various reasons. For example, since fat will increase how much gets leeched out, tuna packed in water will have less BPA than tuna packed in oil.

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I'm really not trying to scare anyone, just trying to put things in perspective.

The main concern with BPA is with heating.  Like when people heat a baby bottle.  That is when the leaching occurs.

I don't really know many people who heat and eat canned food directly out of the can.

@Angus - during the canning process, the canned food gets heated at a very high temperature - much higher than a baby bottle would ever see. Then it gets stored in the can for a relatively long period of time.

Yes, the main culprits in leeching is heat and time. (Acidity and fat content also help.) That is why canned food can leech much more BPA than a baby bottle.

Sorry, I meant "the main culprits in leeching are heat and time."