Tupperware identifies plastics with BPA in its product line

We think it took quite a bit of consumer prodding after the news of bisphenol-A  hit, but we’re thrilled that Tupperware has released a chart that identifies the types of plastics used in its product line. A link to the chart is posted after the jump.

Tupperware representatives got in touch with us to report that a material identification chart had been posted online. A quick look reveals that a number of collections - Ice Prisms, Microsteamer, Microwave Cooker and others - are made of polycarbonate plastic (the type the National Toxicology Program report has flagged as having “some concern” for leaching bisphenol-A). The majority of Tupperware products, though, are apparently made of polypropylene, LDPE and other plastics thought to be safe. Read more