Bisphenol-A’s linked to everything from cancer to sexual dysfunction — and Canada’s doing something about the scary chemical:
>> BPA is considered toxic in Canada! Environment Canada, a government agency similar to the U.S.’s EPA, revealed plans to add bisphenol-A to its list of toxic substances last week.
>> Our own government agencies haven’t made any similar declarations — but the fight against BPA is growing. BPA was named and shamed as a troublesome chemical by the President’s Cancer Panel in March, and even the FDA advised people to decrease their exposure to the chemical in January.
>> In California, a bill banning BPA in baby food packaging‘s making its way through government channels, and the California EPA’s moved to list BPA as reproductive toxicant.
>> BPA is in most canned food, many plastic containers, and even cash register receipts!
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Huzzah! I hope that even if the US doesn’t do anything conclusive about it, Canada banning it will mean that companies try very hard to remove BPA from cans, and that everyone benefits!
Comment by Phoebe — September 1, 2010 @ 4:10 am