BPA (Bisphenol A) to be declared toxic in Canada
1 September, 2010
BPA is a chemical used in polycarbonate drinking and baby bottles.
These are the hard, light-weight plastic bottles popular in the last two decades, including the big spring water bottles delivered by services.
BPA is also in the plastic lining of food and drink cans, and there have been concerns for BPA’s safety. Canada is about to declare it toxic after banning it in babies’ bottles two years ago.
For more on BPA see wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A
From Greenerdesign (see link below)
OTTAWA, ON — Two years after targeting bisphenol A (BPA) by banning baby bottles that contain the estrogen-mimicking chemical, Canada will soon officially declare BPA as toxic.
A recent study found BPA, which lab tests have linked to a range of developmental and reproductive problems as well as obesity and cancer, in 91 percent of Canadians, with highest concentrations found in teens.
In April 2008, Health Canada set about labeling BPA a dangerous substance, laying the groundwork for adding it to the country’s Schedule 1 list of toxic substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act of 1999.
In July last year, the American Chemistry Council filed a formal notice of objection to the plan, but Environment Canada rejected that objection last month, stating that the ACC didn’t bring forth any new scientific data on BPA that would change its decision.
Now, Environment Canada plans to list BPA as toxic within the next eight-10 weeks.
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