Neue Studie wirft Bedenken hinsichtlich der Sicherheit von BPA-freien Verpackungen auf. Chemikalien, die zum Ersetzen von Bisphenol A (BPA) in Lebensmittelverpackungen verwendet werden, können potenziell schädliche Wirkungen in menschlichen Ovarialzellen auslösen. Die Forscher warnen, dass „BPA-frei“ nicht unbedingt sicher bedeutet.
https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/study-raises-red-flags-about-bpa-replacements-366691
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I’ve linked to the press release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://academic.oup.com/toxsci/advance-article/doi/10.1093/toxsci/kfaf096/8214026
From the linked article:
Study raises red flags about BPA replacements
McGill researchers studying printed stickers on packaged food find some chemicals now used instead of bisphenol A can disrupt human ovarian cell function, and **warn that ‘BPA-free’ does not necessarily mean safe**
**Chemicals used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging can trigger potentially harmful effects in human ovarian cells**, according to McGill University researchers.
A new study examined several chemicals commonly used in price stickers on packaged meat, fish, cheese and produce found early signs of potential toxicity.
The findings, published in the journal Toxicological Sciences, **raise concerns about the safety of BPA-free packaging** and whether current regulations go far enough to protect consumers.
Maybe we just need to go back to however things were packaged before plastics existed….
For those who don’t know why consumers are looking for BPA-free products:
There is extensive evidence that BPA, a known endocrine-disrupting chemical, is associated with adverse effects on male and female reproduction; this chemical has also been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders (Braun et al. 2011), cancer (Zhang et al. 2014), and obesity (Hao et al. 2018).
Perhaps because many alternatives are simply bpa with slight changes, like bps, bpf, etc…
While it’s totally impossible, avoid as much plastic as you can. Don’t heat or eat food out of plastic containers. Don’t drink out of plastic containers.
We just can’t win, can we? This. Paracetamol being found to be harmful during pregnancy, probably a hundred other things that have passed me by in recent weeks.
The problem is, glass isn’t a good substitute because of its weight. It’s easy to use alternatives at home, but for supermarket food packaging? Given the cost of living right now, people don’t all have the time to create healthy, homemade meals at home from scratch, so they’ll still have to deal with packaging.
I tried for a few years to be plastic free, and eventually gave up. It might be possible in some areas, but certainly not in all. It was disgustingly expensive, involved a lot more driving and therefore fuel use, and greatly limited what I could buy – even going to the local greengrocer’s didn’t result in a broccoli that wasn’t shrink-wrapped! I really tried, and it just wasn’t possible where I live, and I’m not the only one in that situation.
maybe it’s time the fda reverses their standard policy where companies are just allowed to use any chemical they want and there are no rules until someone out there PROVES the chemical is harmful. how about we do the sane thing and make companies prove something is safe first before we allow it to be used in anything related to food or health.