ApocaDocs: 6 U.S. baby bottle firms agree to stop using BPA

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Posted Sat Jan 9 2010: from Agence France-Presse:


	6 U.S. baby bottle firms agree to stop using BPA http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1263061070 The six major baby bottle makers in the United States have agreed to stop using the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A, suspected of harming human development, local officials said. "All six major baby bottle companies — Avent, Disney First Years, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Playtex and Evenflow — have agreed to voluntarily ban BPA from bottles in a major public health victory," Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in a statement... Over 130 studies over the past decade have linked even low levels of BPA to serious health problems, breast cancer, obesity and the early onset of puberty, among other disorders.

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'Doc Michael says:

Way to grow up, baby bottle makers!