chemical industry admits: BPA should not be used to make baby bottles

[The Straight Story]

Chemical Giants Bow to BPA Bans in Kids’ Foodware


WASHINGTON--(ENEWSPF)--October 7 - Yielding to pressure from parents, health advocates, and lawmakers, the chemical industry has conceded that the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol-A should not be used to make baby bottles and sippy cups.


The American Chemistry Council announced today that it hasasked the federal Food and Drug Administration to revise its regulations to “ clarify for consumers that BPA is no longer used to manufacture baby bottles and sippy cups and will not be used in these products in the future.”

The industry’s surprise move follows California’s enactment Tuesday of legislation backed by Environmental Working Group to bar BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups.

“The chemical industry spent millions this year fighting efforts in California and other states to ban BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups, and now itsupportsprotecting babies and toddlers from this toxic chemical. said Ken Cook, president and co-founder of Environmental Working Group. “This is a stunning reversal.”

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“The American Chemistry Council has decided to stop defending the safety of BPA in plastic food containers for kids,” Cook said. “After hanging tough for years, it has made a 180-degree turn that has left its credibility in tatters. The industry should drop any further objections to phasing outBPA in baby formula containers and other canned food.”

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1. They should take BPA out of the epoxy resin coatings inside beer and soda cans