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Fresh concern about a chemical found in the plastic containers you store your leftovers in. researchers warn exposure could interfere with brain development while another study suggests that children exposed to the plastic chemicals may be at an increased risk for asthma. dr. david somati, a member of the a-team and chief of robotics at mount sinai hospital to weigh in. we've talked about it bpa before and what you put the food in could affect your child's health. >> the news is worse and worse every year and a study bpa is not meant to be in our system. it's been around since 1960's. in toys,...

It really affects insulin so prevents it so we get diabetes. many studies about heart disease, a lot of studies about asthma, infertility and now, this particular study from duke is talking about the fact that bpa can inhibit some genes that would prevent our brain development and the nervous system and affects our central nervous system. i want people to take this very seriously and every year i've done a segment on this and we sort of forget about it, but use those glass bottles and stay away from a lot of these plastic and also, the other thing is that we use a lot of this in the microwave ...

Researchers say if you're still worried, eat fresh food and store your snacks and leftovers in glass or stainless steel containers. we wanted to know how you can know if bpa is in an item or not. a lot of people think the recycling number on the bottom of an item tells you if there's bpa in it. it doesn't. the only way you can know for sure is if you call the manufacturer. this is a pretty good general rule. if it's crushable like this, it probably doesn't have bpa in it. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> interesting, crush test. good to know. >> that is good to know. if you're wondering ...