BPA leaches from ’safe’ products – JSOnline
2009 February 23
“We decided to test products that parents use with their children, and likely heat in a microwave,” Rust said. “And we were blown away with what we found.” All 10 containers, labeled as “microwave safe,” leached BPA when they were heated in a microwave. Rust and Kissinger concluded that there is no such thing as safe microwaveable plastic.
The authors of this article, Meg Kissinger and Susanne Rust , won the George Polk Award – one of journalism’s highest honors – for doing work long neglected by federal regulators.
