Amid rising concern that plastic baby bottles contain bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound that can be transmitted to kids and cause developmental problems, Toys R Us said it would stop selling the bottles and similar items by year-end. Wal-Mart said it also is planning to eliminate such products from its shelves.
The Canadian government recently declared bisphenol A “dangerous” and opened a public comment period on its proposal to ban the use of the chemical in baby bottles. The U.S. National Institutes of Health acknowledged there is “some concern” that babies, fetuses, and children are in danger because BPA harms animals at the low levels found in nearly all humans. The product is used to line beverage and soup cans and also is present in some water bottles.
For more information sources about BPA, click here.
To sign an online petition urging manufacturers to stop making baby bottles containing BPA, click here.