Is There BPA In Plastic Blender Containers Or Jars?
Is there BPA in blender containers? Blender containers are either made of plastic, glass or stainless steel. There is no BPA in glass or stainless steel blender containers. There can be BPA in plastic blender containers. Bisphenol A, commonly referred to as BPA, is a chemical that is used to make plastic food containers and used to coat and line the insides of metal food and beverage cans. BPA has been used for these consumer manufacturing purposes for over 40 years. Originally the Food and Drug Administration – the FDA – ruled that BPA was safe to use in consumer packaging. However, continuing research into BPA showed that BPA could leach into food and drinks from plastic containers and or coated cans. In particular, when BPA plastic is heated, exposed to detergents and or scrubbed during cleaning, studies have found that BPA is able to leach out into food or drink. Further, animal studies have shown that BPA exposure appears to cause health problems. All of this led the FDA to recent
