Canada makes a move to ban polycarbonate baby bottles
The Canadian government moved to ban a type of baby bottle on Friday, as it officially declared bisphenol-A, an ingredient in the bottles, toxic. This move is the first action taken by a government against bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that is a hormone disruptor. This action applies to only to polycarbonate plastic baby bottles. Polycarbonate bottles are hard, clear and have a #7 on the bottom. The ban will go into effect after a 60-day discussion period.
As far as the effect of this ban, it may not be much in the end, as most of Canada's retailers have already removed food-related products with BPA from their stores, including Shoppers Drug Mart.
As for the U.S., Charles Schumer, (D-NY), plans to introduce a bill that would ban BPA-related plastics for both adults and children, in food-related items.
For more about BPA, and infant bottles and kids' feeding gear, please see our GreenBaby feature.
As far as the effect of this ban, it may not be much in the end, as most of Canada's retailers have already removed food-related products with BPA from their stores, including Shoppers Drug Mart.
As for the U.S., Charles Schumer, (D-NY), plans to introduce a bill that would ban BPA-related plastics for both adults and children, in food-related items.
For more about BPA, and infant bottles and kids' feeding gear, please see our GreenBaby feature.
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4-21-2008 @ 3:21PM
Carrie said...
This topic is everone on the net today - wow!
This couple has come up with a very convenient way for parents to find which companies offer BPA free products. They have a free text messaging service that parents can use right in the store: http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/go-bpa-free-with-zrecs/
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