BPA is an abbreviation for bisphenol A - an industrial chemical used to make some resins and plastics since the 1960s, especially epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics. Resins and plastics made without bisphenol A are considered to be BPA-free.
Many containers used to store food and beverages are made of polycarbonate plastics. The inside of food cans, baby formula cans, bottle tops, and water supply lines are often coated with epoxy resin.
BPA exposure has been linked to early puberty in females, reproductive abnormalities, autism, breast cancer, and prostate cancer.
BPA and other toxic chemicals that can be found in our food and products are at levels dangerous enough to be concerned with. Here are 10 tips to help reduce your exposure to BPA, shared by SaferChemicals.org