Our Cans Still Contain BPA in Alarming Numbers: Report

Non-profit campaigns and health-advocacy groups have devoted years to alerting the public about how the chemical Bisphenol A, known as BPA, may cause hormone disruption—which is of particular concern for young children and pregnant women. Now, thanks in large part to those campaigns, many food companies have said they will remove the chemical from their cans.

But a new report from a group of non-profits shows that many cans on U.S. grocery stores shelves still contain BPA.