Dangerous substances in soft drinks

In beverage cans produced by soft drink manufacturers, the Federal Government for the Environment and Conservation has proven the risky chemical bisphenol A.

In beverage cans of soft drink manufacturers, the Federal Government for the Environment and Conservation (BUND) has proven the risky chemical bisphenol A. In the epoxy coatings of the inner coatings of the box boxes, one authorized laboratory has detected about 0.3 to 8.3 micrograms of bisphenol A per can.

Bisphenol A is suspected to be harmful to humans and to heredity. In addition, bisphenol A should affect the sex life. According to recent American studies, Western obesity could also be one of the causes.

According to BUND, drinking from beverage cans currently can not lead to acute health hazards for humans, but the pollutant content in the context contributes to the overall burden on people. Thus, bisphenol A acts similar to the female hormone estrogen. Studies have shown that it has already led to organ malformations, impaired brain development and subsequent fertility damage in dams even at low doses of bisphenol A, the BUND. In humans, a connection between cardiovascular disease and diabetes disorders is also seen. For this reason, the environmental association BUND calls on manufacturers of such soft drinks to immediately dispense with the use of bisphenol-A. (sb, 27.02.2010)