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March 2, 2010

Action on BPA - Finally.

by at 2:52 pm.

Oh thank goodness, this is a good start to catching up with the rest of the first world, who are all taking serious steps to ban Bisphenol A. Some other states are doing the same.

My problem is, it’s all well and great to ban it in baby bottles, and certainly that’s a good step, but BPA is found in the linings of canned goods - all canned goods. Take a look into the next can you open for your soup or tomato sauce - the plastic lining the can, and they all have them, is BPA. BPA acts like an estrogen in the human body, and hence particularly bad for infants and children, but it can’t be good for anyone.

GOVERNOR PATRICK DIRECTS DPH TO ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT BISPHENOL A IN BABY BOTTLES AND CUPS
Limited Ban on BPA will help reduce exposure to young children

BOSTON — Tuesday, March 2, 2010 — Governor Deval Patrick today announced that he has directed the Department of Public Health to take steps to impose a limited ban on Bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is a chemical in polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins widely used for producing food containers, including baby bottles and spill-proof cups.

A number of studies in laboratory animals have raised concerns about potential health effects of exposure to BPA, particularly for infants, nursing and formula-fed children, and children developing in pregnant women. These effects include, but are not limited to, changes in the infant’s developing brain and nervous system, changes in behavioral development and changes in the normal development of the prostate gland.

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February 14, 2010

Two Good News Stories

by at 1:07 pm.

February 7, 2010

Now He’s Not Smart Enough…

by at 10:47 pm.

November 13, 2009

Green Your Roof - Invisibly

by at 3:35 pm.

August 20, 2009

We Do Deserve to Vote

by at 9:39 am.

July 2, 2009

In the Dept of, “I Told You So!”

by at 4:12 pm.

April 16, 2009

Our Path To Zero

by at 2:31 pm.

April 13, 2009

Pay-As-You-Throw Already Paying Off

by at 6:15 pm.

March 31, 2009

New Energy Bill

by at 12:39 pm.

March 24, 2009

Decreased Need for Power Puts Billerica Plant on Hold

by at 10:02 am.

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