Connecticut Legislators Move Toward BPA Ban
Published: 22 April 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Studies/State & Federal Regulations
The “Associated Press” reports Connecticut legislators are moving closer to banning the sale of plastic baby bottles, food containers and cups containing bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical that has been restricted in Canada and that some scientists say is a health threat. A legislative committee unanimously endorsed restrictions on making, selling or distributing products in Connecticut made with the chemical, which is commonly used to harden plastic and make it shatterproof, and to line the insides of certain food containers. If approved by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell, the law would phase in restrictions over the next few years to prohibit making, selling or distributing baby bottles and certain other products made with BPA, and warning labels also would be required on all food products — not just infant formulas and others intended for children — that come in containers made with BPA and sold in Connecticut.