Early Show’s Kelly Wallace Participates in Non-Scientific BPA Study
Published: 22 January 2010
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Studies/State & Federal Regulations
On the CBS Early Show, reporter Kelly Wallace participated in a non-scientific “Early Show” experiment where she ate a sandwich made from canned tuna, which consumer groups have found to contain BPA, and then had her blood drawn. For the next two days, Wallace tried to live a BPA-free life, trying to avoid all foods in cans or plastic containers. Then she had her blood drawn again. Her serum samples were shipped to the lab of University of Missouri professor Fred Vom Saal, where he explained, “The first set of blood that you gave us had high levels of Bisphenol A in it. It’s over five times higher than what we find on average in women in the United States.” However, after her BPA-free diet, Vom Saal said her levels were much lower than average.