Bisphenol A Found in Formula

First in plastic baby bottles, now in formula. According to an article I read recently, bisphenol A is found in the lining of cans of liquid formula and often leaches into the formula itself. The article states:

New research from a U.S. environmental group reveals the potentially carcinogenic chemical bisphenol A is in the lining of most cans of liquid baby formula and often leaches into the liquid at what they say are dangerous levels for babies.
"Because they eat so much relative to their small size, their
exposure is intense," said Sonya Lunder, lead researcher on bisphenol A for the Environmental Working Group, a research agency based in Washington. "We can't use endocrine-disrupting chemicals in a baby's first food. The formula companies need to take action."

The response of the formula companies, of course, is unsatisfactory. The article recommends that if you do buy formula, to buy it in powder form instead of the liquid form.

Yet another reason to be so glad that I chose to breastfeed.

Bisphenol A Found in Formula