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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/bpa-banned-from-baby-bottles-sippy-cups/2012/07/17/gJQATcZKsW_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines">http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/bpa-banned-from-baby-bottles-sippy-cups/2012/07/17/gJQATcZKsW_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span class="entry-title"><span lang="EN">BPA banned from baby bottles, sippy cups</span></span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h3><span lang="EN">By <span class="author"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/dina-elboghdady/2011/03/01/ABuq4sM_page.html">Dina ElBoghdady</a></span>,
<span class="timestamp">Published: July 17</span><span class="org">The Washington Post</span>
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<p><span lang="EN">The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday banned the use of the chemical bisphenol A in baby bottles and sippy cups and started to review a Massachusetts congressman’s request to stop the chemical’s use in infant formula packaging.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">The ban came at the request of the American Chemistry Council. The chemical industry trade group said consumer preferences had long ago forced manufacturers to abandon BPA’s use in baby bottles and sippy cups in the United States. But the
group said it asked for an official ban to clear up “consumer confusion” about the chemical’s use in those products.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">A growing body of research suggests that exposure to this chemical could contribute to cancer, sexual dysfunction, behavioral problems in children and heart disease. But the industry and the federal government have long maintained that BPA
is safe in low doses. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">The FDA did not address the safety issue in this case because the industry based its request solely on a provision that allows anyone to petition for changes to food additive rules if they can demonstrate that a particular use of the additive
has been abandoned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has used that provision to petition for a ban on BPA in a variety of food packages. On Tuesday, the FDA started collecting public comment on one of those requests, which specifically called for a BPA ban in infant
formula packaging. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">BPA is used to make plastics shatter-proof. It’s also used in the epoxy linings of metal cans to keep food fresh.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Deborah L. DeBiasi</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Email: Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red"><br>
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">WEB site address:
<a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/">www.deq.virginia.gov</a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Virginia Department of Environmental Quality</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Office of Water Permit and Compliance Assistance Programs</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">PPCPs, EDCs, and Microconstituents</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">
<a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx">
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Mail: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Location: 629 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">PH: 804-698-4028 FAX: 804-698-4032</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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