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Can of Del Monte Green Beans Sets Toxic BPA Record
By: -Noel Brinkerhoff
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A federally unregulated industrial chemical considered by consumer advocates to be dangerous to human health has been found in 90% of canned foods sold in the United States. A study by the National Work Group for Safe Markets randomly examined 50 cans from 19 states (and one province in Canada) and discovered virtually all of the foods contained bisphenol A (BPA), which has been tied to cancer, reproductive abnormalities, diabetes and birth defects in laboratory animals.