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Are All Cans Toxic? BPA Claims Fact-Checked
Are All Cans Toxic? BPA Claims Fact-Checked
Summary & Verdict
💡TL;DR: Some BPA facts here, but exaggerations sneak in – not all cans are evil!
🚦Hmmm 🤨 - 5/10
🔥Hot Take: Not every can is a toxic trap. “BPA-free” isn’t always pure – but not all alternatives are the devil.
Claim Breakdown:
🎯 Reality Check: Mostly legit 😎 (3/10)
📝 Why: Canned food/drink linings are a major BPA source, but receipts & plastics add up too.
🔗 Source: FDA, EWG
🐟 Biggest Whopper:
“All cans use BPA unless they’re elite.” – Not true! Plenty of affordable, mass-market cans now go BPA-free.
🙌 Actually True:
“Phthalates = soft, BPA = hard.” Over-simple, but pretty much the classic plastics formula.