Canned soup and noodles eaten by American children have been found to contain excessive carcinogens, plastic curing agent bisphenol A, according to the US Breast Cancer Foundation, US media reported this morning.

 

The American Breast Cancer Foundation tested dozens of cans for children and found that all the cans tested contained BPA, a plastic curing agent, with Campbell's Disney Princess and Toy Story having the highest levels.

 

"We are very concerned about bisphenol A, which interferes with people's fragile endocrine system," said Salt, manager of the American Breast Cancer Foundation. Canned foods marketed to children do contain toxic substances that should not be present in food. "

 

In addition to Jinbao soup cans, the Breast Cancer Foundation tested canned products from several other companies and found that 8 out of 12 canned foods had high BPA levels.

 

At present, the United States is considering legislation to prohibit the use of bisphenol A. for all products in production / reporter Cheng Lei.

 

Some canned foods with high content of bisphenol A

 

Company products

 

Jin Baotang (Campbell) princess Disney powder

 

Jin Baotang (Campbell) Toy Story

 

Jin Baotang (Campbell) Italy meatball noodles

 

The best (Earth's Best) organic vegetable chicken soup.

 

Annie's Homegrown cheese wonton

 

Chef Boyardee)

 

Reporter's visit

 

Jin Baotang Shanghai branch has not responded yet.

 

In domestic shopping websites, reporters did not find sales of these problems. However, other products of Jinbaotang are sold on shopping websites such as Taobao and Yaku. The prices range from 11.5 yuan to 26 yuan.

 

Golden Treasure Soup Co., Ltd. is the leading canned soup manufacturer in the United States. Its products are sold well in 120 countries and regions around the world. The company has branches in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.

 

In the morning, the reporter called Jinbaotang Shanghai Branch, but as of the time of publication, the company also did not respond to this matter.

 

News extension

 

Prohibition of bisphenol A in Chinese and European food containers for infants and young children

 

Bisphenol A is a kind of chemical raw material and organic compound. It is the key monomer in the production of epoxy resin and the most commonly used raw material for polycarbonate plastics.

 

So far, many studies have shown that bisphenol A may cause cancer and other diseases. This year, China and the European Union banned BPA from being used in baby bottles, while Canada banned BPA from being used in baby food containers as early as last year.

 

The highest content of bisphenol A is two canned products.

 

Interpretation by experts

 

Infantile development and immunity

 

In the morning, Zhang Zan, a national secondary public nutritionist, told this newspaper that BPA mainly occurs in plastic products and can be separated into food and beverages when heated. Therefore, it may disturb the metabolic process of human body, affect the development and immunity of infants, and even cause cancer.

 

Zhang Zan said the study confirmed that even very low doses of BPA can cause premature female puberty, sperm count decline, prostate growth and other problems.

 

In addition, BPA also has certain embryotoxicity and teratogenicity, can significantly increase the incidence of ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, leukemia and other cancers. "Which mother would like to take such a container to feed her children every day? "Zhang Zan said.