Proposed BPA ban advances in California senate
06-03-2009
California Senate OKs proposal that would ban use of bisphenol A in food containers, as well as baby bottles, toddler sippy cups. Independent studies have linked BPA to brain development problems and behavioral troubles in young children, early onset of puberty, several cancers. And: FDA says it will review its earlier OK of BPA in baby bottles, food containers (click 'See also').
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Tags: American Chemistry Council, Bart Stupak, bisphenol A, BPA, endocrine disruptor, FDA, food safety, Fran Pavley, George Runner, Gloria Negrete McLeod, Henry Waxman, Jesse Goodman, Joe Simitian, Margaret Hamburg, Michael Herndon, North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Ron Calderon, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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