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# BPA free? Alternative can be as bad as BPA
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/bpa_free_0122131044/
- Published: 2013-01-22T23:43:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T13:51:19.000Z
- Description: Manufacturers replacing bisphenol A with bisphenol S may not have solved the problem. A study in Environmental Health Perspectives reports that BPS disrupts hormone activity as BPA does, and the two share a similar structure and toxicity.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Chemical, Food Safety, #vivvo-import

Tuesday Jan 22, 2013 (foodconsumer.org) -- It has been known for a long time that bisphenol A or BPA - an ingredient found in plastic widely used to make food and beverage containers and other products, can potentially cause a series of medical conditions including diabetes, asthma, cancer and reproductive problems among others.The industry now produces many so-called BPA-free products which actually use a similar chemical called bisphenol S or BPS. A study shows bisphenol S disrupts hormone activity as BPA does.BPS and BPA have similar names and share a similar chemical structure and toxicity, according to a new study in the advance publications section of Environmental Health Perspectives. The study was conducted by Cheryl Watson from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. (JD)