Canada Bans Dangerous Baby Bottles
April 21, 2008
Canada has become the first country to announce a ban on baby bottles made with Bisphenol-A, a controversial synthetic chemical linked to some forms of cancer.
Bisphenol-A is a compound found in some hard, clear plastics and resins such as baby and water bottles, drink containers, and the liners in metal cans.
Some studies have found that even at low doses the chemical can increase breast and ovarian cancer cell growth, as well as some prostate cancer cells in animals.
The Federal Health Department began reassessing Bisphenol-A last November, after research showed the chemical is leaching from products such as baby bottles.
The Health Minister says for the now the ban will include the import and sale of baby bottles containing the chemical, since infants are more sensitive to its effects.
Source: www.abc.net.au
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