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BPA Free Packaging

You may have read about BPA in the news. If so, you know the news is a little scary. And looking for products that don’t use BPA in their packaging can be a full-time job. With Lifeway products, you can relax. It’s not an issue. Our Lifeway Kefir bottles, Helios bottles and ProBugs pouches are BPA-free, so give them to your loved ones, and drink up. All is well. What Wikipedia says about BPA Bisphenol A is a hormone-mimicking chemical used in polycarbonate plastics (PC or identified as #7 recycling code) and resins commonly used for items such as shatterproof baby bottles. Bisphenol has estrogenic properties which, in animal tests has shown to cause a bevy of health problems such as an increase in prostate and breast cancer, uro-genital
abnormalities in male babies, a decline in semen quality in men, early onset of puberty in girls, metabolic disorders including insulin-resistant (Type 2) diabetes and obesity and neurobehavioral problems such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Research is showing that when plastic containers, mostly those used to hold liquids and foods, are leeching Bisphenol into the foods and liquids they are holding. Heating food and liquids with these plastics is shown to increase the leeching of this contaminate. Many companies use this chemical in their packaging including cans, soda cans, and plastic food containers. There is a risk of absorbing this chemical through the use of containing foods and liquids but can also leak into our water systems through landfills. Many leading experts and the FDA argue that the use of Bisphenol-A is safe to the human public but independent research HAS proven otherwise. No level of BPA has been deemed as safe by independent research.

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