The FDA claims they’re finally concerned about a toxic chemical added to our plastics…they’re just not concerned enough to actually do anything about it.
What’d you expect, real action?
BPA, or bisphenol A, is an estrogen-like chemical used in plastics and cans, and it’s turning us into a nation of flabby, weepy, impotent pansies. It’s been linked to sexual problems, some forms of cancer, obesity, diabetes, early puberty and more…and most Americans are exposed to it on a daily basis.
But instead of banning this junk outright, the FDA has played blind, deaf, dumb and stupid — pointing to bogus safety studies provided by the chemical industry that makes BPA.
You can’t make this stuff up.
But now that they’re "concerned," they’re still far more interested in buying time for their industry friends than protecting you from a dangerous hormone boost. They say they’re waiting for the results of a big BPA study being conducted by the National Institutes of Health, due in two years.
Are these jokers for real? There have been more studies on this than I can count — and pretty much all of them point in the same direction: BPA is bad news.
So don’t wait for the feds, take it from me: Limit your exposure, starting now. Avoid anything that comes in a can or plastic bottle — you shouldn’t be eating or drinking the crap inside these things anyway.
Use quality glass cookware and real, fresh foods and you’ll minimize your exposure — and your risk.
And for goodness sake, keep this junk far from your kids. Most baby bottles are now BPA-free, but you can’t thank the feds for that. Parents threatened a boycott and state lawmakers threatened their own action. Meanwhile, Canada banned BPA in baby bottles outright.
That’s how you get things done — hit ’em in the wallet.