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Jesse · 08-07-2012, 11:51 AM

FDA Bans BPA from Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups

Posted by Lisa Carey
On July 17, 2012 the Food and Drug Administration officially put an end to the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in the manufacturing of baby bottles and children’s sippy cups. The FDA said that the decision was in response to a request by the American Chemistry Council that BPA be phased out of these products in order to boost customer confidence.
The FDA says that many manufacturers have already stopped using the chemical in baby bottles and sippy cups. The response to the American Chemistry Council makes the ban somewhat official. The FDA has originally declared BPA safe in 2008, but by 2010 had started expressing possible health risks associated with the use of the chemical. Specifically, the impact that BPA has on the brain and reproductive system of infants, babies and young children. Earlier this year the FDA’s stance was that BPA was safe. The agency denied a petition from Natural Resources Defense Council that called for a ban on the use of BPA in all food containers, not just baby bottles and sippy cups.
Experts are still divided on whether BPA is a health risk to humans. Some studies claim that the levels of BPA are safe while others claim that BPA plays a part in obesity issues, disruption of estrogen levels, and neurological issues. Tufts University Medical School concluded that BPA may increase cancer risk.
The FDA’s ban on BPA usage in baby bottles and sippy cups is considered a step in the right direction. According to the Bennington Banner, “ The chemical industry’s request may help curb years of negative publicity from consumer groups and head off tougher laws that would ban BPA from other types of packaging because of health worries. Legislation introduced by some members of Congress would ban BPA nationwide in all canned food, water bottles and food containers. Chemical makers maintain that the plastic-hardening chemical is safe for all food and drink uses.”
Dr. Sarah Janssen, senior scientist in the public health program at Natural Resources Defense Council, said of the FDA’s ban, “This is only a baby step in the fight to eradicate BPA. To truly protect the public, FDA needs to ban BPA from all food packaging. This half-hearted action –taken only after consumers shifted away from BPA in children’s products– is inadequate. FDA continues to doge the bigger questions of BPA’s safety.”
Our children are a little safer but BPA is still in a variety of other products that adults use every day.
In related news about BPA . . .
Canada declares BPA as toxic: What happens next?
The Kid-Safe Chemical Act
Guest post by Linda St. Cyr
Linda St.Cyr is a freelance writer, blogger, and columnist. She covers a wide variety of topics from food to celebrity gossip. Read her work at Ecorazzi, Yahoo! Contributor Network, or The Hungry Kitchen.

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