I've been warned by my fellow survivalist/preppers that the phthalates referenced above also appear in the inside lining of canned foods and bottled water too. They leach into the food/water over time; it can't be prevented.
These phthalates have been implicated in a thing called Oppositional Defiant Disorder in children whose mothers drank a lot of bottled water. IIRC, lower birth weight occurred also.
12 posted on 04/08/2010 6:39:17 AM PDT by I Buried My Guns
(It's not too late to begin your preps !)