Warning—BPA-Free Plastic Containers May Be Just as Hazardous

• Plastic chemicals can and do leach from plastic containers, thereby contaminating foods and beverages
• Among the most hazardous of these chemicals known to date are bisphenol-A (BPA) and phthalates, both of which mimic hormones in your body
• Ovarian toxicity appears to be a particularly strong feature of BPA. Harvard researchers have found that higher BPA levels in women are linked to a reduced number of fertile eggs
• In response to consumer demand for BPA-free products, many manufacturers have switched to using a different chemical called bisphenol-S (BPS), which appears to be just as toxic as BPA
• Styrene, found in Styrofoam cups, can be “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen,” according to scientists with the National Research Council
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• Read more: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/12/10/bpa-free-plastic-containers.aspx?e_cid=20141210Z1_DNL_art_2&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20141210Z1&et_cid=DM61986&et_rid=758339680