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Canada Puts Bisphenol A on Hazardous Substances List
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
October 21 2008 | 799 views

The Canadian government has decided to add bisphenol A to its list of toxic substances. This shift is likely to lead to a ban on the sale of baby bottles containing BPA, and BPA reductions in canned infant formula.

BPA is a compound used in many food and drink packaging applications to make plastic hard. Canada is the first country to categorize BPA as risky. The move comes half a year after Canadian Minister of Health Tony Clement made known his plans to forbid the use of the hormone-disrupting chemical.

BPA production has reached around 7 billion pounds each year worldwide.

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