Peanut crops are rotated out with cotton crops. Cotton uses more insecticides than any other single crop. That means there are plenty of insecticides left over for the following year's peanuts.
I just found out that Meijer is having a sale this week, 10% off a case of their store brand items and free shipping. Time to get some organic peanut butter for the tots. (The PB is in Plastic Type #1 -- Non-BPA plastic)
According to the Pesticide Action Network, (http://www.panna.org/files/conventionalCotton.dv.html), conventionally grown cotton uses more insecticides than any other single crop and epitomizes the worst effects of chemically dependent agriculture.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Bisphenol A~~Yum, plastics in my food
According to EWG.org on BPA is:
Companies that use BPA in their canned goods
Starkist Tuna-- does not in their smaller tuna cans, just in their 66 oz (food industry grade cans). I contacted them to get my money back and so far they have refused since there is nothing wrong with the food. I begged to differ, but we'll see if they change their mind.
Dole-no they do not use BPA in their canned products.
Campbells--yes, they use BPA in their product line.
DelMonte--yes, they use BPA in their product line.
Whole Foods--in their canned goods, they do have BPA linings (they are working on removing them)
Meijer--said they did use BPA as far as they could tell in their name brands, but since they contract it out to many different vendors, they could not tell me with any certainty.
It is my belief that if concerned consumers begin to contact the companies or stop buying their products they will stop using it long before the FDA finished its studies. As a consumer we have a voice that will hit their bottom line.
I'll update this list as I contact more companies.
Independent laboratory tests found a toxic food-can lining ingredient associated with birth defects of the male and female reproductive systems in over half of 97 cans of name-brand fruit, vegetables, soda, and other commonly eaten canned goods. The study was spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and targeted the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic and resin ingredient used to line metal food and drink cans. There are no government safety standards limiting the amount of BPA in canned food.
Companies that use BPA in their canned goods
Starkist Tuna-- does not in their smaller tuna cans, just in their 66 oz (food industry grade cans). I contacted them to get my money back and so far they have refused since there is nothing wrong with the food. I begged to differ, but we'll see if they change their mind.
Dole-no they do not use BPA in their canned products.
Campbells--yes, they use BPA in their product line.
DelMonte--yes, they use BPA in their product line.
Whole Foods--in their canned goods, they do have BPA linings (they are working on removing them)
Meijer--said they did use BPA as far as they could tell in their name brands, but since they contract it out to many different vendors, they could not tell me with any certainty.
It is my belief that if concerned consumers begin to contact the companies or stop buying their products they will stop using it long before the FDA finished its studies. As a consumer we have a voice that will hit their bottom line.
I'll update this list as I contact more companies.
Where I should start...health for my family first
I started this blog to keep track of all the things I feel I need to have on the radar with respect to safety for my family. There have been so many things in the news lately about plastics in can liners, baby bottles, melamine in food, etc that are harmful and banned in other countries. Unfortunately, for whatever the reasons, the FDA has deemed some of these chemicals (bpa, phthalates and so on) safe at certain levels. It is safe to say I am not the only skeptic when it comes to not having full faith in certain agencies when it comes to this area.
I had heard about BPA not being safe a few years ago. I started researching it and found out it is in A LOT of our food supply. It is lined in our pop cans, food cans, baby bottles, even composite resins for our teeth. The jury is still out, but when it comes to my family's health, I'll err on the side of caution.
I started contacting companies to see who uses BPA in their cans. I began to keep a log. I haven't called every company, but at least this is a start for what to avoid. In a lot of cases, the companies advise me that the FDA says it's safe and not to worry. I remind them that Doctors once advertised on TV for the safety of cigarettes. We just don't know yet and I'm not signed up for the guinea pig experiment.
I had heard about BPA not being safe a few years ago. I started researching it and found out it is in A LOT of our food supply. It is lined in our pop cans, food cans, baby bottles, even composite resins for our teeth. The jury is still out, but when it comes to my family's health, I'll err on the side of caution.
I started contacting companies to see who uses BPA in their cans. I began to keep a log. I haven't called every company, but at least this is a start for what to avoid. In a lot of cases, the companies advise me that the FDA says it's safe and not to worry. I remind them that Doctors once advertised on TV for the safety of cigarettes. We just don't know yet and I'm not signed up for the guinea pig experiment.
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