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What is BPA?

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What is BPA?

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Bisphenol A (or BPA for short) is a compound used in the manufacturing of many plastics. There have been many reports in main stream media about the dangers of BPA leaching in to the drinking water or food of containers made with BPA. BPA is an endocrine disruptor and can mimic the body’s own hormones which may lead to negative health effects in high doses. Regulatory bodies have determined safety levels for humans, but those safety levels are currently being questioned as a result of new scientific studies. There is BPA in pretty much all plastic made. A plastic product that’s BPA free will have BPA in them, but the quality of the manufacturing process is so high that the plastic does not break down to leach BPA in to the food or water it’s storing. All products listed for sale on this website (and all plastic products, including the Lock & Lock water bottles & plastic containers) are BPA free. The cheap squeezy bottles that you buy water in from the corner store, deli or take away fo

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