Children's Health

Stores to Pull Bisphenol A Baby Bottles

Retailers Reconsider Bisphenol A continued...

These decisions come in the wake of the Canadian government's recent bisphenol A risk assessment, which mainly focused on babies up to 18 months of age who are fed through polycarbonate bottles exposed to high temperatures.

The Canadian government concluded that bisphenol A exposure for those babies is "below levels that may pose a risk," but "to be prudent," Canada proposes banning bisphenol A in polycarbonate baby bottles and taking other steps to reduce bisphenol A exposure in babies.

In response, the American Chemistry Council says that it respects Canada's decision but that Canada's move isn't based on science. The council also says it has asked the FDA to "re-review the safety of bisphenol A for additional reassurance to the public on the safety of consumer products."

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