The hidden dangers of food packaging
July 25, 2011 by Cindy Ferda
Can plastic food packaging and plastic containers really be harmful to reproductive organs and possibly lead to miscarriage? 
Bisphenol-A (BPA), an industrial chemical that makes plastics hard and transparent has been linked recently to recurrent miscarriages in a report released by scientists in Japan.
Interestingly enough and not surprising, women with a history of recurrent miscarriages were tested and found to have a higher level of the [food packaging] compound bisphenol-A in their bodies.
Although the information is based on a small preliminary study, it warrant serious cause for concern not only for a couple trying to conceive but for the health and safety of the unborn child.
Evidence in the study suggests the compound leaches into food products and when consumed by the human body it is absorbed into the bloodstream and organs in low concentrations and may prove to be toxic for some.
Additionally, in a study conducted by Harvard University and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), drinking water from plastic bottles made with the chemical bisphenol-A increases levels of the chemical found in the body by a whopping 70 percent! This is a great reason to switch to a non-plastic water container.
“Evidence in the study suggests the [BPA] compound leaches into food products and when consumedby the human body it is absorbed into the bloodstream and organs in low concentrations and mayprove to be toxic for some”.
GetPregnant.org
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