Is it time to ban the can? What is BPA?

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Ban cans with lining? — What is Bisphenol A? Why is there this concern?

By Shelley Swenson
Family & Consumer Sciences Agent

Is it time to Ban the Can? What is BPA and should I avoid it? Where is the research to support this concern? Has it been suggested to you through your reading or conversations that you might want to give up eating canned foods due to the Bisphenol A (BPA) that is contained in the linings? What is Bisphenol A? Why is there this concern? Read more about it…

by BLOGS.IFAS
Posted: February 3, 2012

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Bisphenol A, BPA, Cans, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, General Information, Linings, Safe Foods, Sustai, Wakulla

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