If I consume canned foods, will I ingest bisphenol A (BPA) and what happens to it?
You may ingest BPA in very small amounts that are substantially below those which have produced any toxicity in comprehensive well-accepted toxicity tests. Simply knowing that you could be exposed to a substance in food, beverages, or drinking water is not enough to know whether or not such exposure is safe. One of the key questions that should be answered to help understand this is: What happens in the body following exposure? Answering this question helps explain whether or not dietary exposure presents a health risk. The area of science that helps answer this question is known as pharmacokinetics. Pharmacokinetic studies measure how much of a chemical is absorbed into the body and if the chemical is changed (“metabolized”) to something else that may have more or less toxicity. These studies provide key information to understand better the safety of the substance. Pharmacokinetic studies of BPA demonstrate that it is rapidly and efficiently converted by enzymes in the gastrointestina
