Plastic containers are bad for health by: Anonymous
Hi I'm a reader of this blog and come across the issue of plastic as bad for health being an urban myth or legend.
I came across the below publication from a leading East African newspaper.
To sterilize her baby's plastic milk bottle, Ms Jacqueline Mbula usually deeps it in boiling water. Once in a while she also warms meals for the family using a microwave oven.
Unknowingly, Mbula exposes her baby and family to bisphenol A (BPA), a dangerous organic compound that scientists blame for causing diabetes, breast cancer in women and reducing sperm count in men .
A recent survey established that when subjected to high temperatures, plastics release BPA, a toxic organic compound that is responsible for chronic health conditions.
According to the online version of the February issue of Scientific American, Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous compound found in plastics.
It was first synthesized in 1891 and the chemical has since become a key building block of plastics ranging from polycarbonate to polyester.
It has been established that the chemical can promote human breast cancer cell growth and decrease sperm count in rats, among other effects.
Pls read on ..... by clicking to http://www.eastandard.net/health/InsidePage.php?id=1143993538&cid=442&
May 20, 2008 Rating
This was proven to be an urban legend already! by: Ginger
Dear African Food Blog-author,
I love to read these pages and try new African recipes, but this particular subject here was already proven to be an urban legend (a myth or lie spread through e-mails or rants or webpages).
Here is the explanation at Snopes.com (the page testing for urban myths and real facts):
The DEPA is in reality diethylhexyl adipate and this is completely harmless and does not even dissolve, especially not in a refrigerator.
The fact, that bottles become yellow after a period of time has to do with the water used in them, if the water was containing minerals and was probably not really pure, the bottles will be colored by those.
And it is not safe to drink ANY water in ANY container after a few days in the sun or car, since simple water always contains bacteria and they start to grow in hot weather. So for food safety it is important to change the water in any bottle once per day and not to throw away PET bottles.
