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Fertility fears around BPA plastics
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Pregnant women should avoid canned food, advises a US study into fertility and the chemical BPA
A study presented at the yearly meeting in Boston of the Ameri- can Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has highlighted the fertility dangers associated with a chemical found in some food and drinks packaging. Plastics based on Bisphenol A (BPA) are employed in
various
consumer products including many food and beverage contain- ers. But research has shown that BPA can interfere with couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), and increase the risk of mis- carriage. The research was conducted with 114 pregnant women who had some form of history with in- fertility or miscarriage – a group viewed as particularly at risk from the impact of BPA.
Scientists
analysed quantities of BPA in the women’s blood, and found that those with the highest levels had an 80 per cent greater risk of mis- carriage than those with the low- est level. Across the study, 68 of the 114 women miscarried. Dr Linda Giudice, ASRM Presi-
dent, said that while there have been previous studies which looked at the impact of chemicals on those with fertility problems, the fi ndings of this study sug- gest BPA could have a damaging impact on a far larger group of people.
She said: “These studies extend our observations to the general population and show that these chemicals are a cause for con- cern to all of us.” Speaking to the Daily Telegraph,
October-December 2013
one of the authors Dr Ruth Lathi, a reproductive endocrinologist at Stanford University, said: “This is important because miscarriage is a very common occurrence and human exposure to BPA is near- ubiquitous.”
She went on to outline some of
the ways people can safeguard themselves from exposure to BPA. “Avoid anything that involves cooking or warming food in plas- tic as the chemicals leak out of plastic materials at a higher rate at higher temperatures.“ Even shopping posed a risk, she suggested, because many cash register receipts are coded with resin containing BPA. “Avoid canned food, avoid cook- ing or heating plastic and then avoid unnecessary cash register receipts. Those are simple things that don’t cost a lot of money and are easy to do,” said Dr Lathi. Another study, with researchers from Stanford University, the Uni- versity of California San Francisco and the University of Missouri looked at 114 women who had gotten positive pregnancy tests at four to fi ve weeks of gestation. The study participants gave blood samples, which were tested for its levels of BPA. It was recorded whether the participants had a successful birth or a miscarriage. On average, the women with higher BPA levels were more like- ly to have a miscarriage. In the UK most beverages are packaged using PET, which con- tains no BPA.
Saxon sealers
Renowned on the market many Scottish packers of the above industries and in particular the fi sh industry within Scotland have installed a saxon to process their goods due to its robust design, reliability and suitability to their production needs. Available as manual options, Hot Air, Band and Radiant versions with an array add-on features including Wasdown 316, Validatable for traceability, bag cleaning, cutting and ink jet coding are just some of the extra features available.
Fischbein Sewing machines
From low cost hand held bag closers to high-speed fully automated sewing units, for over 100 years Fischbein has provided the Scottish industry for its sewing needs. Flour Millers, aggregate packers, chemical & pharmaceutical,
animal feeds
and potatoes alike have installed a Fischbein sewing machine. All sewing threads and consumables also available to complete the bag closing process, supplied by us.
Industrial Palletizers
Automation is the key to an effective, high speed and reliable bagging process, whilst also saving high operators costs. It is here where packers can retro fi t one of our Bag placers, automated handling or palletizing systems section by section onto the packing line, Investing as their company grows to minimize capital risk.
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