Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Are the cans of canned food come in hazardous to health



Are the cans of canned food come in hazardous to health?
Someone told me I should take food out of can immediately because air can get to it and the chemicals will go into the food. Is this true? Is it not safe to keep good in cans in the fridge?
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1 :
Yes that is true. Never store the food in the can once the can has been opened.
2 :
Yeah thats all true, make sure you look to see if there are any dents on the can before you buy it because that's how the air gets in :)
3 :
wow, Jenio, it's pretty nasty. A new study spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group found the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in over 50 percent of the name-brand canned goods tested. In some cases, a single serving was enough to expose a woman or infant to BPA levels that were 200 times higher than the government's safe level for industrial chemicals. What is BPA and what are the dangers? • BPA is an industrially produced chemical commonly used in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. BPA-containing resins are a common ingredient in the linings of canned goods. • BPA is a known estrogen mimicker, and can cause hormone-disrupting effects, toxicity or even neurotoxicity, low sperm counts and cancer. Some of these effects can occur in concentrations as low as two parts per billion. More than 200 animal studies show that BPA is toxic at very low doses, and the Centers for Disease Control explains that it has found BPA in 95 percent of patients being tested at levels that raise health concerns. • The study found that cans of chicken soup, infant formula and ravioli had the highest levels of BPA. One to three servings of these foods was enough to expose women or children to BPA levels that have been shown to cause harm in animal tests. • One in 10 of the cans tested -- and one in three cans of infant formula -- contained concentrations high enough that a single serving contained levels less than five times lower than the dose shown to cause harm in animal studies. Typically, the government classifies exposure as dangerous if it is within 1,000 to 3,000 times that shown to harm animals. Buy fresh. You get away from the genetically modified garbage they sell but at least you won't be taking in toxins such as BPA. Good luck!
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Do you mean take food out of an open can? For the most part, you are safe as long as you cover the can. Cans are lined with a plastic coating that acts as a non-reactive barrier between the metal in the can and the food. However, with that said... I wouldn't make it a practice to store cans in the refrigerator for more than a day or two





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