Bisphenol A in Baby Bottles Banned

Despite promising news earlier this week that Canada intended to list Bisphenol A as a hazardous chemical toxin, Minister Clement announces BPA ban in baby bottles only.

A quick news bite to update you on my earlier posting about the possibility of Health Canada citing Bisphenol A ("BPA") as a toxic chemical: The actual news is not quite so good. Health Minister Tony Clement declared yesterday that BPA is to be banned from baby bottles, but will be allowed in water bottles, can liners, and other products.

"We have concluded that early [childhood] development is sensitive to the effects of bisphenol A," Clement said Friday, but that "the migration of bisphenol A into food and beverage products from polycarbonate is not a concern."

Health Canada intends to work with industry to find an alternative liner for baby food cans, but does not acknowledge any health risk of bisphenol A for adults.

News source: Vancouver Sun, April 19, 2008.

See also: The Quest for Clean Water and my earlier blog post on BPA