While the United States Food and Drug Administration is in bed with Big Plastic, Americans continue to suffer from obesity, heart attacks, and breast cancer.

Bisphenol A, or BPA for short, is a chemical compound that controls the hardness or softness of almost all the plastic products you can get your hands on.  Since the 1930s, BPA has been known to be inherently toxic, effecting the way hormones grow, contributing to the growth of cancer cells with even the slightest contact.

Here’s the scary part: The FDA declares BPA harmless which explains why you’ll find it in things like baby bottles, flatware, and the lining of canned food.

With billions of consumer dollars behind Big Plastic, a growing concern of health advocates is that the FDA has been paid off to keep the truth of this nasty additive behind closed doors.

All things equal, buy organic plastics and ask questions when unsure.

For more on the harmful effects of BPA and where to find BPA-free products, visit the following links:

Bisphenol A: If you’re alarmed, learn why. (LA Times)

Bisphenol-A.org

Bisphenol A Safe Says FDA (WebMD)

Where to find BPA-free products (US News)

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This summerrr…

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the fruit stand…

A new menace is coming to your town when you least expect it…

It’s not the summer horror matinee, it’s what’s in the pico de gallo!  I’m sorry to report but KILLER TOMATOES ARE ON THE LOOSE!!!

Tomatoes tainted with Salmonella have been detected in Texas and New Mexico.  An FDA update on the outbreak can be found here.

Ever had Salmonella poisoning?  If not, be glad.  It’s a bacterial infection that lives in the intestinal tracts of humans and other animals.  That means the infection gets to you if whatever you’ve just eaten had, at some point, come in contact with animal (gulp) FECES!  BARF!!!

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