Concerns About Chemicals In Plastic Food Containers

Go to almost any lunchroom in America, and you'll see plastics everywhere; plastic bottles, bags and containers. They might be convenient, but there's some evidence that they can also be harmful to our health.

Some water bottles and food containers commonly marked with plastic recycling symbol #7 contain chemicals like Bisphenol A (BPA).

Because of public concerns, many companies have changed their ways. Rubbermaid, for example, no longer uses BPA.

Check the websites, and you'll see the same claim for food containers from Tupperware, Glad and Ziploc.

The American Chemistry Council has said it's important for consumers to know that "all types of plastics intended for use in food contact products, including polycarbonate plastics made with BPA, are scrutinized by federal regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration before they can be used in any consumer products."

For more information on plastics and the chemicals in some plastic food containers, click here.