Table 1.
Concentrations (ng g−1) of BPA in food composite samples.
| Food group | Food composite | BPAconcentration (ng g−1) |
|---|---|---|
| Dairy | Evaporated milk, canned | 15.3 |
| Cheese | 2.24 | |
| Cheese, processed | 0.68 | |
| Butter | 0.53 | |
| Meat | Luncheon meats, canned | 10.5 |
| Wieners and sausages | 0.48 | |
| Poultry | Poultry, liver pate | 0.67 |
| Fish | Fish, marine | 0.48 |
| Fish, canned | 106 | |
| Shellfish | 0.89 | |
| Soup | Soups, meat, canned | 29.1 |
| Soups, creamed, canned | 22.2 | |
| Soups, broth, canned | 44.4 | |
| Bread and cereal | Bread, white | 0.40 |
| Bread, rye | 1.73 | |
| Cereals, rice and bran | 0.65 | |
| Flour, white (wheat) | 0.44 | |
| Vegetable | Baked beans, canned | 23.5 |
| Beans, string, raw plus canned (1:1) | 5.59 | |
| Beets, raw plus canned (1:1) | 3.45 | |
| Cauliflowers, raw | 0.41 | |
| Corn, frozen plus canned (1:2) | 83.7 | |
| Mushrooms | 1.17 | |
| Peas, frozen plus canned (1:1) | 16.8 | |
| Vegetable juice, canned | 0.53 | |
| Tomatoes, canned, and tomato sauce, canned | 2.59 | |
| Potatoes, baked with skins | 0.82 | |
| Fruit | Cherries, canned | 3.24 |
| Pineapple, canned | 1.2 | |
| Plums and prunes | 0.62 | |
| Raisins | 0.51 | |
| Apricot | 0.57 | |
| Beverage | Beer, bottled plus canned (1:1) | 0.20 |
| Wine, bottled | 0.74 | |
| Coffee | 0.22 | |
| Soft drinks, canned | 0.32 | |
| Apple juice, canned | 0.36 | |
| Baby food | Dinners, cereal plus vegetable plus meat, in jar | 2.46 |
| Formulae, liquid, milk based, canned | 2.75 | |
| Fruit, apple or peach, in jar | 0.88 | |
| Meat, poultry or eggs, in jar | 1.47 | |
| Vegetables, peas, in jar | 0.84 | |
| Fast food | Frozen entrees | 2.02 |
| French fries | 1.10 | |
| Hamburger | 10.9 | |
| Chicken burger | 1.45 | |
| Hot dogs | 2.32 | |
| Beef chow mein, carry-out | 1.93 | |
| Prepared sandwiches | 1.24 | |
| Fast food sandwiches | 1.61 | |
| Miscellaneous | Baking powder | 0.64 |
| Yeast | 8.52 | |
| Soya sauce | 0.70 | |
| Honey, bottled | 0.50 | |
| Seeds, shelled | 0.68 |