SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (Sept. 14, 12:15 p.m. ET) — An attempt to ban the use of bisphenol A in baby bottles and cups and infant formula cans in California has failed.
The bill received a majority of votes in two separate votes last week in the state Assembly, but fell six votes short of the 41 needed [...]

Companies that use bisphenol A in food packaging are lobbying against a proposed state ban of the controversial chemical.
The International Bottled Water Association and the Midwest Food Processors Association have written letters urging the sponsors to withdraw their bills, saying a ban would create unwarranted economic hardship. They also asked that any state action be [...]

SIGG CEO has posted another note on www.mysigg.com in response to consumer response to their August announcement that bottles made by the company before August 2008 had “trace amounts” of BPA in the epoxy liners. SIGG officials knew it since June 2006, but didn’t announce it until last month.
Dear SIGG Customer,
(STAMFORD CT) – Last month, I [...]

You might have heard about the recent SIGG water bottle drama — it turns out that bottles made before August 2008 were lined with a water-based epoxy liner that contained trace amounts of BPA. Since then, the aluminum bottles have used a new liner that is BPA-free.
Oops. I feel like I was duped.
That being said, [...]

A bill banning the use of bisphenol A—BPA—that narrowly passed in the state Senate, has been put off in the California Assembly. The LA Times reported that the proposal to ban BPA in baby bottles, sippy cups, and food containers did not meet the required 41 votes, twice. The proposal did receive a majority vote [...]

In case you missed the flurry of recent news, scientists have serious doubts about the safety of BPA (bisphenol A). And that’s alarming because this hormonally active chemical contaminates the body of virtually every single American.
BPA was first created as a synthetic estrogen, and only later was it discovered to make hard clear plastic (polycarbonate [...]

On Wednesday the California State Assembly will vote on Senate Bill 797, which would ban the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food products and packaging designed for children under 3 years old by 2011. BPA is a widely-used chemical found in food and beverage can linings and a building block of polycarbonate plastic used [...]

ave you thrown out those baby bottles yet?
With the recently released Health Canada concerns on the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) many parents are concerned about the safety of their baby’s bottles. Here’s the lowdown on some recent findings:
Bisphenol A (or BPA) is a chemical compound used to make polycarbonate plastic. A variety of food [...]

OTTAWA – Canada on Saturday will become the first country to formally declare bisphenol A hazardous to human health and officially inform the baby-product industry it will no longer be able to use the chemical in baby bottles.
Canada’s announcement comes six months after Health Minister Tony Clement surprised the chemical industry by announcing the government’s [...]

OTTAWA – The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, and the Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, today announced that the Government is taking action to protect the health of Canadians and the environment from another chemical of concern.
Canada is the first country in the world to complete a risk assessment of bisphenol A [...]