The controversial chemical Bisphenol A found in food tins and baby’s bottles can lead to an increased risk of developing heart problems.

Reports state that nine out of 10 people have traces of Bisphenol A, or BPA.

Scientists found that people who had higher levels of BPA had more chances of developing heart disease than people who have a low BPA count.

BPA is used in making everything from plastic products to even CD and it is one of the most common chemicals being used for producing things.

Results of previous studies conducted on animals state that BPA could trigger puberty to take place earlier that further increases the chances of becoming obese by mimicking the effect of estrogen in the body.

Following the study results there has been a decline in manufacturers using BPA especially for producing baby’s bottles.

According to reports of the tests conducted on more than 1,400 Americans between 2005 and 2006 high count of BPA led to 33 per cent more risk in developing a heart disease than those with the low BPA levels.

Prof Tamara Galloway, from the University of Exeter, a member of the research team, said, "We now need to investigate what causes these health risk associations in more detail and to clarify whether they are caused by BPA itself or by some other factor linked to BPA exposure.

Reports estimate that more than two million tonnes of BPA is produced every year worldwide.