Bisphenol softeners migrate directly into the blood

French researchers show how easily BPA enters the body

06/15/2013

Many plastic products contain the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) - this has been known for some time. But a recent study shows how easily the carcinogenic substance enters the body and what he can do there for damage - because as the French research team currently in the „Environmental Health Perspectives“ writes, can „BPA can be absorbed quickly and efficiently via the heavily perfused oral mucosa under the tongue.“

One hundred fold increase in intake via mouth
Accordingly, bisphenol A enters the blood directly from the mouth. As the researchers write, dog trials have shown that the concentration of bisphenol A in the blood increased nearly one-hundredfold as soon as the chemical was absorbed through the heavily perfused oral mucosa under the tongue, rather than the digestive tract. The dogs were selected as experimental animals because the oral mucosa of the animals in their nature closely resembles that of humans, with the researchers explicitly pointing out that „all animal procedures have been carried out in accordance with the accepted standards of human animal husbandry“.

BPA carries enormous health risks
The so-called „softener“ is considered to be very dangerous because "it can be used to damage nerves and even cause cancer", new studies also point to a link between elevated BPA levels in the blood and diabetes, cardiovascular problems, lack of libido or obesity. Particularly problematic: "Bisphenol A is found in many plastic products of daily life such as plastic bottles or the inner coating of food cans, but also in the ink on receipts and tickets and often even in packaged food".

BPA in baby bottles already banned
Experts warn again and again about the health risks caused by the chemical, because various studies have shown that it is possible that even small amounts can enter the body through the skin and cause damage there. The first response to these findings was therefore the „Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health“ In November 2010, the EU announced the ban on the production and sale of polycarbonate baby bottles containing BPA - which has been in force in Germany since 1 March 2011. However, France is already one step ahead on this issue, as the chemical is banned in all food packaging from the beginning of 2015 onwards, since those addressed to infants under the age of three have been banned since the beginning of 2013.(No)

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