1. Buy your tomato sauce in glass jars. Canned tomato sauce is likely to have higher levels of BPA because the high acidity of the tomatoes causes more of the chemical to leach from the lining of the can.
2. Consume frozen or fresh fruits and vegetables instead of canned. In addition to their BPA-free benefit, fresh and frozen produce usually have more nutrients, which often get lost in the process of canning.
3. Purchase beverages in plastic or glass bottles. Canned soda and juice often contain some BPA. Most disposable plastic water bottles don’t contain bisphenol A. Those that do are usually marked a number 7 recycling code.
4. Use powdered infant formula instead of ready-to-serve liquid. An assessment from the Environmental Working Group found that liquid formulas contain more BPA than powdered brands.
5. Follow a sensible approach, eat less of foods that are high in BPA.
Source: U.S. News & World Report, 17 September 2008
Chapter: Plastics :: 8 October 2008
