Chemical Fallout a Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report Update Lawmakers Move to Ban Bpa Members of House, Senate Aim to Keep Compound Out of Food, Beverage Containers
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › March 19, 2009
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Leaders from the House of Representatives and the Senate on Friday announced legislation to establish a federal ban on bisphenol A in all food and beverage containers.
The bills, which Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plan to introduce, greatly expand efforts to limit use of the chemical in products for babies and children.See the full content of this document
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Chemical Fallout a Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report Update Lawmakers Move to Ban Bpa Members of House, Senate Aim to Keep Compound Out of Food, Beverage Containers
The move comes a day after Sunoco, the gas and chemical company, sent word to investors that it was now refusing to sell bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, to companies for use in food and water containers for children younger than 3. Sunoco told investors it could not be certain of the compound's safety.
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