A new study by the Breast Cancer Fund shows that the dangerous toxic chemical BPA appears in a wide variety of canned foods specifically marketed toward kids, such as Campbell’s Disney Princess Cool Shapes and Campbell’s Toy Story Fun Shapes.
Even seemingly healthy brands, such as Annie’s Homegrown and Earth’s Best Organic, are on the list of canned kids foods featuring chemicals linked to breast cancer, obesity, prostate cancer, learning disabilities, infertility and more.
Tell Campbell Soup Company, Con Agra (maker of Chef Boyardee), Annie’s Homegrown and Hain Celestial (maker of Earth’s Best) to stop marketing BPA to kids by signing this petition:
https://action.momsrising.org/go/1268?akid=2956.115282.n1BYlN&t=3
In the new report, BPA in Kids’ Canned Foods, the Breast Cancer Fund has discovered BPA in six popular canned foods marketed directly to kids (for the list, visit this link). BPA leaches from the lining of cans into canned foods. Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of hormone-disrupting chemicals like BPA because of their small size and developmental stage. Lab studies have linked early life exposures to toxic chemicals to later-life breast cancer risk, as well as early puberty in girls.
For more information on this subject, read these Seattle’s Child stories for tips on keeping toxins out of your home and other green advice.
