DETROIT -- Bisphenol-A ,or BPA, is a chemical which most recently made headlines because it was found in some plastic baby bottles. But it is making headlines again because of a Consumer Reports study.

The Consumer Reports study tested 19 name-brand canned goods from soup and tuna to infant formula and children’s juice.

Consumer Reports said its study found a measurable amount of BPA in nearly all of the products including organic products and even ones labeled BPA free.

Dr. Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP, with the Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, in Royal Oak, said BPA can be incredibly harmful to humans.

“It is what is called an endocrine disruptor meaning it mimics the female hormones in the human body,” Harbut said

Recent studies have linked BPA to a heightened risk of reproductive abnormalities, breast cancer, prostate cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

Harbut said he’s not surprised about the study’s result because BPA use is becoming more common.

“Twenty-five years ago there were only a few thousand tons of BPA produced in the United States. Now there's probably more than a million,” Harbut said.

When it comes to canned goods, BPA is used to treat the lining of the can to keep the food from corroding the metal.

The Consumer Reports study showed DelMonte’s Canned Fresh Cut Blue Lake Green Beans had the highest average amount of the chemical. Progresso’s Vegetable Soup was second on the list. And Campbell’s Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup was third on the list.

Consumer Reports also found very low amounts of BPA in Similac Advance Infant Formula and Nestle Juicy Juice, in a can.

Although the Consumer Reports study found BPA in those products, it should be noted that the levels are well below what the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control recommend we’re exposed to.

But Doctor Harbut said those guidelines are outdated.

“The science has far outpaced the regulation and the law,” Harbut said.

Right now the Food and Drug Administration is conducting new tests and may release updated recommendations soon.

To limit BPA exposure, consumers can:

Choose fresh food

Choose alternatives to canned food, beverages, juices and infant formula

Use glass when heating food in a microwave.