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Popular foods marketed to and consumed by kids have been shows to have BPA.

Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that has been linked to a wide array of health issues  has been found in canned food directly marketed to young kids.

A new study from the San Francisco-based Breast Cancer Fund found BPA in all six canned foods that it tested that are marketed directly to kids.

• Annie’s Homegrown Cheesy Ravioli
• Campbell’s Disney Princess Cool Shapes, Shaped Pasta with Chicken in Chicken Broth
• Campbell’s Spaghettios with Meatballs
• Campbell’s Toy Story Fun Shapes, Shaped Pasta with Chicken in Chicken Broth
• Chef Boyardee Whole Grain Pasta, Mini ABC’s & 123’s with Meatballs
• Earth’s Best Organic Elmo Noodlemania Soup

BPA disrupts the body’s delicate hormonal systems and has been linked to reproductive abnormalities, cancer, diabetes and heart disease

Every food sample tested positive for BPA, with Campbell’s Disney Princess and Toy Story soups testing the highest.

The Breast Cancer fund has a Cans Not Cancer campaign and offers tips on their website.