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BPA/BPS Food Contact Exposure

Endocrine-active food-contact chemicals are linked to metabolic and hormonal concern signals.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.

Strong Evidence
Hormone HealthMetabolic Health

Composite Rating

3.9/5

Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.

Evidence Intensity

97/100

High depth from human/RCT/meta counts

Community Direction

0

Mixed / Neutral • confidence Minimal

Safety Friction

66/100

Moderate signal from adverse/interaction markers

Data Completeness

100%

Studies 16 • mentions 0 • links 25

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Implementation Blueprint

Classification: limit.[1052,1156,2177, etc.]

Best fit: Users minimizing endocrine disruptor exposure burden..[1052,1156,2177, etc.]

Goal alignment: Hormone Health, Metabolic Health.[1052,1156,2177, etc.]

Classification

Limit

Evidence Tier

HIGH

Best Fit

Users minimizing endocrine disruptor exposure burden.

Primary Focus

Hormone Health, Metabolic Health

Safety and Pitfalls

  • Evidence is largely observational and exposure-matrix dependent.

At-A-Glance Evidence Architecture[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

Clinical Depth

Humans: 217 • RCTs: 3 • Meta: 1

Cohort / Real-World

Cohort signals: 28

Safety Markers

Adverse signals: 29 • Interactions: 0

Evidence Tracking

Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item

Evidence Tracking

Status

New Evidence

Trend

↑ Growing evidence base

Depth

217 total studies · 5 recent

Timeline

20132025

Top Signal Metrics[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

Total indexed

217

Human studies

217

Safety adverse signals

29

Cohort signals

28

In vitro / tissue

20

Randomized trials

3

Community Direction Mix[1052,1156,6026]

Weighted direction score: 0 (Mixed / Neutral)

Benefit0

Evidence Quality Summary[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

High when there are >=2 human meta-analyses, or strong human trial/cohort volume with substantial human literature.

Total indexed

217

Human studies

217

Safety adverse signals

29

Cohort signals

28

In vitro / tissue

20

Randomized trials

3

Meta-analyses

1

Animal-only studies

0

Study Type Breakdown

Distribution of evidence by study design strength

Meta-AnalysesLevel 1a1
Randomized TrialsLevel 1b3
Cohort StudiesLevel 2b28
Human Studies (other)Level 3-4185
All IndexedAll levels217
97

Evidence Strength: High

Top Human Studies[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

PMID 33617867 • 2021 Jun

Temporal exposure and consistency of endocrine disrupting chemicals in a longitudinal study of individuals with impaired fasting glucose.

Environ Res

Open PubMed

PMID 34186503 • 2021 Jul

Web-based behavioral intervention to reduce exposure to phthalate metabolites, bisphenol A, triclosan, and parabens in mothers with young children: A randomized controlled trial.

Int J Hyg Environ Health

Open PubMed

PMID 23443238 • 2013 Jul

Unexpected results in a randomized dietary trial to reduce phthalate and bisphenol A exposures.

Community Report Frequency[1052,1156,6026]

Benefit reports: 0

Adverse reports: 0

No-effect reports: 0

Mixed reports: 0

Unclear reports: 0

Signal confidence: 0.00

Top Reported Effects[1052,1156,6026]

Benefits

  • Hormone Health: 1
  • Metabolic Health: 1

Adverse

  • Evidence is largely observational and exposure-matrix dependent: 1

No Effect

  • insufficient no-effect reports captured: 0

Community confidence 0.00 with mentions: benefit 0, adverse 0, no-effect 0.

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Community Evidence Examples[1052,1156,6026]

aggregate • unclear

No directional first-hand mentions captured in the current community corpus; source links are retained for traceability.

Open mention

Primary Source Links

Evidence Sources

  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22bisphenol%20A%22%20OR%20%22bisphenol%20S%22%20AND%20diet%20exposure%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22bisphenol%20A%22%20OR%20%22bisphenol%20S%22%20AND%20diet%20exposure%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)

Scientific Evidence Notes[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

1. PubMed triage evidence summary: BPA/BPS Food Contact Exposure

PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage

Counts from structured PubMed query set for diet/intake context.

Outcome: Humans 217, RCT 3, meta 1, cohort 28.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

Open source
2. Temporal exposure and consistency of endocrine disrupting chemicals in a longitudinal study of individuals with impaired fasting glucose.

PUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 33617867 from Environ Res.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.

[1052,1156,2177, etc.]
Adverse0
No Effect0
Mixed0

No directional mention volume was resolved; fallback profile metadata is shown in other sections.

Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

Open PubMed

PMID 27726525 • 2017 Feb

Randomized Intervention Trial to Decrease Bisphenol A Urine Concentrations in Women: Pilot Study.

J Womens Health (Larchmt)

Open PubMed

PMID 40845633 • 2025 Sep 15

Xenobiotic-induced liver injury: Molecular mechanisms and disease progression.

Ecotoxicol Environ Saf

Open PubMed

PMID 30013446 • 2018

A Review on the Effects of Bisphenol A and Its Derivatives on Skeletal Health.

Int J Med Sci

Open PubMed

PMID 27498136 • 2016 Sep 15

Effects of bisphenol A on male and couple reproductive health: a review.

Fertil Steril

Open PubMed

PMID 37803563 • 2023 Nov

Methodological approaches for the assessment of bisphenol A exposure.

Food Res Int

Open PubMed

PMID 39315735 • 2024 Sep

Breast cancer risk and prevention in 2024: An overview from the Breast Cancer UK - Breast Cancer Prevention Conference.

Cancer Med

Open PubMed

PMID 27822670 • 2017 Mar

The influence of phthalates and bisphenol A on the obesity development and glucose metabolism disorders.

Endocrine

Open PubMed

PMID 36190593 • 2022 Nov

A brief insight into the etiology, genetics, and immunology of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

J Assist Reprod Genet

Open PubMed

PMID 39203868 • 2024 Aug 16

Evaluating Phthalates and Bisphenol in Foods: Risks for Precocious Puberty and Early-Onset Obesity.

Nutrients

Open PubMed

PMID 34207527 • 2021 Jun 9

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Hormone Receptors, and Acne Vulgaris: A Connecting Hypothesis.

Cells

Open PubMed

PMID 34355365 • 2021 Aug

The effect of endocrine disruptors on the reproductive system - current knowledge.

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci

Open PubMed

PMID 38203845 • 2024 Jan 4

The Role of Endocrine Disruptors Bisphenols and Phthalates in Obesity: Current Evidence, Perspectives and Controversies.

Int J Mol Sci

Open PubMed

PMID 39799675 • 2025 Apr 5

Bisphenol S accelerates the progression of high fat diet-induced NAFLD by triggering ferroptosis via regulating HMGCS2.

J Hazard Mater

Open PubMed

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https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22bisphenol%20A%22%20OR%20%22bisphenol%20S%22%20AND%20diet%20exposure%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)%20AND%20randomized%20controlled%20trial%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22bisphenol%20A%22%20OR%20%22bisphenol%20S%22%20AND%20diet%20exposure%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)%20AND%20meta-analysis%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22bisphenol%20A%22%20OR%20%22bisphenol%20S%22%20AND%20diet%20exposure%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)%20AND%20(cohort%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20prospective%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20longitudinal%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33617867/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34186503/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23443238/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27726525/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40845633/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30013446/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27498136/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37803563/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39315735/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27822670/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36190593/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39203868/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34207527/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34355365/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38203845/
  • Community Sources

    • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=8&q=%22BPA%20food%20packaging%22%20(diet%20OR%20nutrition%20OR%20meals%20OR%20side%20effects%20OR%20experience%20OR%20results)%20(subreddit%3Anutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3AScientificNutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3Aloseit%20OR%20subreddit%3AMealPrepSunday%20OR%20subreddit%3Aketo%20OR%20subreddit%3Afasting%20OR%20subreddit%3Amediterraneandiet%20OR%20subreddit%3Avegan%20OR%20subreddit%3Avegetarian%20OR%20subreddit%3Acarnivorediet%20OR%20subreddit%3Abiohackers%20OR%20subreddit%3Alongevity)
    • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=12&q=BPA%20food%20packaging
    • https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=BPA%2FBPS%20Food%20Contact%20Exposure
    [2177,2676,2701, etc.]
    Open source
    3. Web-based behavioral intervention to reduce exposure to phthalate metabolites, bisphenol A, triclosan, and parabens in mothers with young children: A randomized controlled trial.

    PUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 34186503 from Int J Hyg Environ Health.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    4. Unexpected results in a randomized dietary trial to reduce phthalate and bisphenol A exposures.

    PUBMED • 2013 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 23443238 from J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    5. Randomized Intervention Trial to Decrease Bisphenol A Urine Concentrations in Women: Pilot Study.

    PUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 27726525 from J Womens Health (Larchmt).

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    6. Xenobiotic-induced liver injury: Molecular mechanisms and disease progression.

    PUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 40845633 from Ecotoxicol Environ Saf.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    7. A Review on the Effects of Bisphenol A and Its Derivatives on Skeletal Health.

    PUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 30013446 from Int J Med Sci.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    8. Effects of bisphenol A on male and couple reproductive health: a review.

    PUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 27498136 from Fertil Steril.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    9. Methodological approaches for the assessment of bisphenol A exposure.

    PUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 37803563 from Food Res Int.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    10. Breast cancer risk and prevention in 2024: An overview from the Breast Cancer UK - Breast Cancer Prevention Conference.

    PUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 39315735 from Cancer Med.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    11. The influence of phthalates and bisphenol A on the obesity development and glucose metabolism disorders.

    PUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 27822670 from Endocrine.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    12. A brief insight into the etiology, genetics, and immunology of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

    PUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 36190593 from J Assist Reprod Genet.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    13. Evaluating Phthalates and Bisphenol in Foods: Risks for Precocious Puberty and Early-Onset Obesity.

    PUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 39203868 from Nutrients.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    14. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Hormone Receptors, and Acne Vulgaris: A Connecting Hypothesis.

    PUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 34207527 from Cells.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    15. The effect of endocrine disruptors on the reproductive system - current knowledge.

    PUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 34355365 from Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    16. The Role of Endocrine Disruptors Bisphenols and Phthalates in Obesity: Current Evidence, Perspectives and Controversies.

    PUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 38203845 from Int J Mol Sci.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source
    17. Bisphenol S accelerates the progression of high fat diet-induced NAFLD by triggering ferroptosis via regulating HMGCS2.

    PUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 39799675 from J Hazard Mater.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2177,2676,2701, etc.]

    Open source