Posts Tagged ‘BPA free’

Obama’s Cancer Panel

I didn’t know that he had one. Anyway, in their latest report, they urged the President “to use the power of your office to remove the carcinogens and other toxins from our food, water, and air that needlessly increase health care costs, cripple our nation’s productivity, and devastate American lives.” Wow! Our old friend [...]

Why you should heat up your left-over Chicken Tikka Masala in glass containers.

I just read an interesting article in the health section of The Times of India about potential health risks of heating foods in polycarbonate plastic food containers. It seems as though they want to alert their readers to the potential risks of bisphenol A, BPA, which can leach out of the plastic at high [...]

Good News for the Manufacturers of Feminine Hygiene Products.

An interesting article in Babble points out that many 7 & 8 year old girls are entering puberty. This trend (girls starting pubescence at an earlier age) has been going on since the mid 1800’s. Some of the possible causes are: improved nutrition and lower incidence of disease, not having a biological [...]

Is BPA dangerous?

Is BPA, also called Bisephenol, really dangerous? As you have read in other blogs on this site, studies have shown that BPA can lead to all sorts of health problems, including erectile dysfunction in men, heart aliments and disrupting endocrines in your body. However, for every study showing the harmful effects of the [...]

How much trash do you produce?

According to the “Clean Air Council”, the average American throws out 4.39 lbs of trash a day! I know that I see much more than that just at the “End of the Year Soccer Parties” that I attend with my daugthers. A good way to start would be to bring along reusable containers, [...]

Your Fried Won Tons may contain more than MSG!

Shanghai Sinopec Mitsui Chemical Company Limited (SSMC) (Shanghai, China), a joint venture established in 2006 by Mitsui Chemicals Inc. headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. headquartered in Beijing, China announced that it is building a plant for the production of acetone and phenol in Shanghai.
Now, why would these two companies spend [...]

Next time you go to McDonalds….

Just when you thought it was safe by tossing out all of your plastic food storage containers, bottles, etc; and buying healthyKitchenware Products to replace them, guess again! According to the EPA, Bisphenol-A (bpa) -”a reproductive, developmental and systemic toxicant” has shown up in cash register receipts! (I always thought that they smelled [...]

Greens counterattack BPA

So, your mom was right, eat your greens!
As if we did not already know, greens are good for you, a new study has discovered that folate, which is found in dark green veggies and beans can counterattack the effects of BPA in our bodies.
That is great news, it is always handy to have a cure, [...]

Large stainless steel container back in stock

The very popular large stainless steel container is back in stock, after a long absence.
This container is ideal for a full lunch meal. It is also great to store grain or other goodies in the kitchen.

Stainless steel sandwich container

Back in stock!
The small sandwich stainless steel container is back in stock. It is ideal for small sandwiches ( no large bread slices!) or snack.