BPA isachemical that is put into plastics that are used as food containers. When people and animals eat those foods, BPA goes into their bodies. There are studies that have found that BPAcan increase our chances of getting a number of serious diseases. Many food companies are concerned about that risk and are starting to use containers that contain no BPA. That's good right? Not necessarily. Some scientists caution that the substiute chemicals being used might turn out to be dangerous as well. They could possibly be even worse!