Bisphenol A- Abundant exposure in daycares!

Why abundant? Because of the common use of canned food and the heating up of milk in plastic baby bottles.
Cans can actually contain more bisphenol A than baby bottles, but even very small exposures are dangerous.

Are you wondering what this type of exposure could do to your child? Here are two pictures of normal mouse breast tissue versus breast tissue exposed to bisphenol A.

Healthy Breast Tissue vs Breast Tissue on Bisphenol A

Source: http://ourstolenfuture.com/munozdetoroetal.htm

Here is an excerpt from a Globe and Mail article:
“Experiments on lab animals exposed to small doses of BPA have linked it to low sperm counts, the earlier onset of puberty, insulin resistance and diabetes, prostate abnormalities and skewed mammary gland development, among other effects. Some researchers, such as Dr. vom Saal, worry that these sorts of adverse effects, if they occur in people, seem to mirror recent human disease and health trends.” The Globe and Mail used the same pictures posted above in the actual newspaper. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/specialScienceandHealth

Levels of exposure from canned food:

Source: http://www.ewg.org/node/20936

Urge your Daycare to take Action on bisphenol A

http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/daycarecentre.htm

Toronto Board of Health: When parents Deryk Jackson and Andreea Ionescu did a deputation with the board of health on the subject of trans fats, other chemical exposures in daycare were also mentioned, such as bisphenol A. A motion was proposed and passed by the board of health to have a report addressing the “top ten other food additives or container properties which may harm children’s health at childcare centres”. We are still waiting for this list to come out. There was no deadline for when such a list should be put forward by the board of health. We would like it sooner rather than later.

Can you relax about phthalates? The answer is no.

http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/phthalates.htm

More Scary Information about bisphenol A and other types of endocrine disrupters:

http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/bpauses.htm