Comments on: BPA in toilet paper and pizza boxes?

By: My 7 links challenge for Problogger

My 7 links challenge for Problogger — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:50:35 +0000

[...] post which had a great discussion – surprising places where BPA is found. EPA is now considering it to be a concern. Ya [...]

By: savvybrown

savvybrown — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:05:27 +0000

Hi Karen. I found this great site that I was told was BPA free. Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/yhf6bju

By: The Truth About BPA in Cosmetics

The Truth About BPA in Cosmetics — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:06:58 +0000

[...] I wrote about the Endocrine Society’s findings last year and recently, how BPA is found even in toilet paper and pizza boxes. [...]

By: 7 Foods Even Food Safety Experts Won’t Eat

7 Foods Even Food Safety Experts Won’t Eat — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:43:09 +0000

[...] says vom Saal. “I won’t go near canned tomatoes.” And remember my recent post about BPA in toilet paper and I didn’t know what to do with a case of my tomato cans? Well, [...]

By: eczema and food allergies update

eczema and food allergies update — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:40:26 +0000

[...] buy microwavable foods or frozen dinners. But I got to think last night that with all this BPA crap, GMO grains (and grains are in everything- Soy Sauce is made with soy and wheat – I had [...]

By: Sinclair

Sinclair — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:42:00 +0000

Well, the lids often do contain BPA, but at least it is far less than the whole container. And, unless it is something like tomatoes with their acidity, or something that was jarred in high heat, I don’t think the lids are going to affect some products too much. (I would prefer NONE, but if there is some, I will still take glass jars with questionable lids over all plastic containers.)

However, as far as cosmetics go, I rarely use any kind of makeup, and when I do, it is mineral makeup. I use lip balm from Merry Hempsters Vegan lip balm, and it is in plastic, but I have seen some chapsticks now being packaged in paper tubes (Organic Essence in the EcoTube: http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Naturally-Beautiful/Organic-Essence-Eco-Tubes.aspx), so now I can buy those instead of plastic.

I don’t use lotion. I use olive oil for all moisturizing. I keep it in a glass bottle with a glass dropper and rubber lined lid.

I don’t use any perfume (or parfum). I occasionally use essential oils for scent, mixed with olive oil as the carrier.

I don’t use commercial deoderant or antiperspirant. I use my own concoction of baking soda and cornstarch. Kept in a glass jar with metal (non-BPA lined) lid. Shea butter is good to mix with it to make it creamy enough to stick under-arm, but sometimes I just use olive oil for that as well.

When we bring home some products that came in plastic, we transfer them to glass bottles and jars and put our own label on them so we know what they are.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:35:54 +0000

I wish we can ALL take back canned goods to show them that we are not going to take toxins in our foods and that we are NOT guinea pigs that they can dump the stuff on. You are right. I wish I can do that. And you know what? I just may and talk to the supermarket manager about it. I called my dentist and asked him about BPA in dental appliances. He researched and got back to me that there’s no BPA in the dental appliance that we are using from the company he’s using. But he said, he’s going to investigate further about BPA in his practice. That was reassuring.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:29:52 +0000

Good things happen when we are all “riled” up so keep it up!! I’m with you. I’m determined to find out what else contain BPA…..how about cosmetic containers. Our skin might be absorbing BPA through creams and lotions bottled in plastic. How about the rest of glass bottle lids….pickles, sauces, olives, and all of them and not just baby foods and canning jar lids. We are all switching to glass jars left and right and can you imagine if the lids contain BPA?

By: Jenn at GLR

Jenn at GLR — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:16:54 +0000

Wow, I mean just, wow. I barely even know where to begin on this. One of the things that hit me right away while reading through the list is notice how many of the items to allegedly contain BPA are recycled or reused type items. My poor conspiracy theory brain makes me question if this is all just a ploy to encourage less Greening up of things, or the “better Green options” that are out there. I wonder if its all recycled paper TP (7th Gen yes, store brand no or something similar). Anyway, my brain is definitely wired to question everything so my number one most pressing question is how do we find out what REALLY contains BPA, what the quantity of the dangerous chemical is and waht we can ultimately do to avoid it. And people wonder why YEARS ago I drew up this little diagram indicating the definite need for everything to go back to farming (this was right after most of the US farmers had sold off their land to big developers for the construction of huge McMansions). As a people we should be doing everything we can to demand that our health is not compromised, eliminating BPA would be a good place to start so growing our own foods would be a fantastic way to ensure that happens. Thanks for posting this Karen, I’m all riled up now lol!

By: Auriette

Auriette — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:56:47 +0000

Hmmm, I wonder if the reason my husband’s hands swell up and itch when he handles certain packing cartons is because they contain BPA. It’s usually those unsealed (no shiny coating), and he figured it was something in the ink they used. You make an excellent point when you say that while BPA has been deemed safe in small quantities, those small quantities add up. That’s something hubby and I have discussed on may occasions about all kinds of chemicals that we’re exposed to every day.

As for your crushed tomatoes, no chance you still have the receipt, huh? If you do, and unless it’s been way too long, you could try returning them to the store. You could also try contacting the company to see if they’ll provide you with coupons for another product or something. It’s hard to just throw away money, basically. It’s also hard to destroy food when people are hungry. You could donate them to a food bank and think of it this way: if your family ate all the tomatoes, you’ll be exposed to 100% of the BPA in that case. If the food bank gives one can each to a bunch of families, they’re exposed to a lot less, and if they are in need enough to ask for help, they’ll appreciate the food.