OK, it’s not real estate related, but green living spans a wide range of topics, and few more personal than what we eat.  I’ll give you the bottom line first, in case you are a “headlines” reader. 

BPA=Bad, FDA=Slow on setting acceptable levels for food packaging.  Make educated food purchases until legislation is in place to protect you adequately.

BPA has been used for years in plastics and the lining of canned foods, and there is a debate about what levels constitute acceptable safety standards and whether it should be in contact with foods at all.  BPA has been associated with several types of cancer, heart disease, reproductive abnormalities and more.  FDA standards are based on testing done in the 80′s, and there is a body of more recent testing that suggests FDA’s current allowable levels are way too high for our safety. 

Consumer reports did a series of test of brand name canned foods including organically grown and some labeled BPA free, and you can go to the site for details, but suffice it to say they found higher than safe levels in a number of items they tested. 

Best bet, at least until it’s all sorted out:  Buy fresh…  Stanberry Green Team would also add buy local whenever you can… Find alternatives to canned foods, juices, and baby formulas… Store food in glass, and only microwave in glass containers.

 Here’s  a link to the full article if you want to read more: http://tinyurl.com/y9vtb2y