BPA Banned in California Baby Bottles October 5, 2011 CMA, News, Public Health AB 1319, BPA ban, the Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act 0 California parents are cheering and letting out a sigh of relief with the news that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation banning the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups sold in the state despite fierce opposition from the chemical industry. The Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act (AB 1319), sponsored by Environmental Working Group and co-sponsored by Consumers Union, Black Women for Wellness, and Physicians for Social Responsibility, requires that BPA be eliminated in baby bottles and sippy cups made or sold after July 1, 2013. It would also require manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative substance for these products. The bill had widespread support, including that of the California chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the California Medical Association, and the state Department of Toxics Substances Control. Click here for more information regarding BPA in an earlier SFMS blog post. Comments are closed.
