Plastic, BPA, and Tupperware
It’s a sad day in our household.
Have you heard about bisphenol-A? It’s used in the manufacture of many hard, clear plastic bottles and other food related items. Health Canada may classify it as a dangerous substance. An excerpt from cbcnews:
BPA, which is used to make many hard plastic toys, bottles and food containers, is thought to mimic the hormone estrogen. Recent independent studies link the chemical to breast cancer, obesity, infertility and insulin-resistance in rodents.
Conversely, the plastics industry vigorously defends the chemical, noting it has been used widely for 50 years.
Now, I’m typically slow to react to “scary” stories in the press since I’m naturally skeptical. However, I have to agree with a blogger named Omar who said: “My basic philosophy on these sorts of things is this. If all the “industry funded plastics research” says one thing, and much of the “independent” research says another thing, then something is fishy.” So, I ditched all of our plastic water bottles and bought nice, shiny new Sigg bottles.
Easy peasy. Not so fast. I have a small (?) addiction to Tupperware. Some of it is hard, clear plastic. Surely Tupperware isn’t made with evil BPA. Is it? Say it isn’t so!
Wrong. Tupperware is made from a variety of plastics (see list). And some of my most used pieces are #7 plastic and contain BPA. These are pieces I microwave with liquids in them!
Silver lining? More cupboard space. And I’ll have to go shopping for a few more glass pieces. Anyone know where I can get a nice set of vintage FireKing?
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