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Do Foodsaver bags contain BPA?

JudyFoodie
JudyFoodie Posts: 124
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
This week Canada, the first country in the world to do so, officialy declared Bisphonel A (BPA) in plastics as bad for us. All the major stores pulled their polycarbonate water bottles and baby bottles off the shelves. I'm looking around my kitchen and astonished at how many polycarbonate things I have for food storage and the amount of plastic wrap and sandwich bags I have in my drawers. I just recently bought a Tillie Foodsaver system and was wondering if anyone knows if BPA exists in the foodsaver bags that you seal? I
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  • Pharmeggist
    Pharmeggist Posts: 1,191
    Here is the scoop...
    Food Saver:
    For sales or product questions, please call 1-877-777-8042
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  • Eggtucky
    Eggtucky Posts: 2,746
    This subject has been one of debate for over 10 years..there are many articles on the net both emotional and scientific to be found...below is a quote from an article as late as yesterday..""The weight of scientific evidence, as assessed by Health Canada and other agencies around the world, provides reassurance that consumers can continue to safely use products made from bisphenol A," stated Steven G. Hentges, Ph.D., of the American Chemistry Council's Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group. "Consumer products made from polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, including products for infants and children, are accepted as safe for use, and used, around the world." .. HERE is the full article. I don't think I'd throw out every polycarbonate container I have just yet ;)
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  • hawkegg
    hawkegg Posts: 97
    Of course he is going to say that, he is a member of the BPA group.
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  • Eggtucky
    Eggtucky Posts: 2,746
    omg..ok..not EVEN gonna get into this debate on the forums..just google bisphenol A and decide for yourself...or..take everything you read to heart and send me all your polycarb containers ;) ..by the way..even some of the largest companies taking BPA off the market admit it is because of 'significant confusion' about the subject...'significant confusion'= emotional reaction...you don't stay in business long in the baby products market if you don't respond to emotion even if the science isn't there to support it..
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,457
    guess algore was too busy inventing the internet to include this plastic issue with his global warming hype...
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Eggtucky
    Eggtucky Posts: 2,746
    oh gawd!!..don't let him hear about this... :blink: :blink:
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    What about BPA credits. You can send the money to egors hedge fund c/o algoregotcha.com

    On the other hand, what am I laughing at. My net worth isn't above $100 Million yet.

    GG
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  • Old Salt
    Old Salt Posts: 357
    Snopes has a writeup about it.
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  • nestler
    nestler Posts: 7
    BPA is used to make plastics shatter-resistant (like a Nalgene water bottle), so I doubt that a flexible plastic bag would have BPA in it.

    Most (but maybe not all) BPA containing plastic will have a #7 inside of the recycling symbol (and sometimes a "PC" next to it indicating polycarbonate).
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