Canada Takes Steps to Ban Most Plastic Baby Bottles

April 18th, 2008 at 10:41 pm (Babies, Bisphenol A (BPA), Canada, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Plastics, Recalls and Bans of Products)

The move to ban polycarbonate infant bottles is the first action taken by any government against bisphenol-a, a chemical that has induced long-term changes in animals exposed to it.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/business/worldbusiness/19plastic.html?ex=1366344000&en=578a143af413330c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By IAN AUSTEN

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Canada Bans Plastic Bottles Tied to Health Concerns

April 18th, 2008 at 4:03 pm (Canada, Recalls and Bans of Products)

The move to ban polycarbonate infant bottles is the first action taken by any government against bisphenol-a, a chemical that has induced long-term changes in animals exposed to it.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/business/worldbusiness/18cnd-plastic.html?ex=1366257600&en=3d6f855deff83804&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By IAN AUSTEN

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Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient ‘Toxic’

April 15th, 2008 at 7:02 pm (Biology and Biochemistry, Canada, Chemicals, Food, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Health and Human Services Department, National Toxicology Program)

The Canadian government is said to be ready to declare as toxic the compound bisphenol-a, a chemical widely used in plastics for baby bottles, beverage and food containers.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/business/worldbusiness/16plastic.html?ex=1366084800&en=b906db8d385d271d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By IAN AUSTEN

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