So my OB Doctor suggested I research BPA's in plastics and PFC's in non-stick pans, and then decide on my own if I want to not use them anymore. Well the internet is abound with pros and cons yeahs and neighs. However, it seems the "it's safe" people are all related to the places that produce or sell BPA's and PFC's. Anyways....there's tons of info out there, make your own choice on the matter, but I for one am drinking from only stainless steel canteens or glass cups, and have purchased stainless steel saucepans and other cooking pots and pans, just to be safe.
Here's some random info I've found...
BPA’s in plastics (and canned goods, etc)
“The U.S. chemical industry, led by DuPont, the chief American manufacturer of PFCs, waged an all-out war against the bill, paying more than a dozen Sacramento lobbyists almost half a million dollars in the first two quarters of this year to fight SB 1313 and another EWG-sponsored bill, SB 1713 by Sen. Carole Migden, which would have banned the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A from baby bottles. The BPA bill passed the state Senate but was narrowly voted down in the Assembly on the session's last day.” http://www.ewg.org/node/27195
New and used bottles leach the same amount of bpa.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080130092108.htm
"The evidence indicates that exposure to BPA and other EDCs may contribute to diseases that manifest during adult life, such as increased cancer rates in the industrialized world. These chemicals have also been linked to obesity, altered behavior, and infertility," http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100525103937.htm
PFC/PFOC in non-stick cookware
“PFOA is considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board to be a likely carcinogen and a chemical that induces breast tumors in animals. In addition, PFOA and PFOS have been linked to problem pregnancies and developmental complications.” http://www.ewg.org/node/27195
“The non-stick surface on pans releases a chemical when heated, pefluorooctanoate (PFOA), that appears to have toxic effects on the liver, immune system and reproductive organs. Now the latest research points to nonstick pans as one explanation for declining fertility in America… The controversial manmade molecules widely used in consumer products have been associated in the lab with the growth of testicular, breast, liver and prostate tumors. The PFC family of chemicals is also classified by the E.P.A. as probable hormone disruptors, with the potential for producing wide-ranging hormonal effects considered harmful to women's reproductive systems.” http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-source-healing/200902/teflon-undermining-fertility
