Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Canadian BAN on bisphenol A

Hello--VOTE VOTE VOTE

Still can't decide if those FDA studies are kind of shaky? Canada would like to err on the side of safety. We have a BAN here, people:

Health Canada makes it official: BPA is health hazard

Sarah Schmidt , Canwest News Service

Published: Thursday, October 16, 2008

OTTAWA - Canada on Saturday will become the first country to formally declare bisphenol A hazardous to human health and officially inform the baby-product industry it will no longer be able to use the chemical in baby bottles.

Canada's announcement comes six months after Health Minister Tony Clement surprised the chemical industry by announcing the government's plan to place bisphenol A on its list of toxic substances and ban its use in baby bottles.

In unveiling the "precautionary and prudent" move, Clement proposed a limited ban of the widely used chemical, also found in hard plastic sports bottles and the lining of food cans.