Canada Declares BPA (Bisphenol-A) Toxic, Sets Stage For More Bans

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Canada declares BPA toxic, sets stage for more bans

By Louise Egan
Posted 2010/10/14 at 1:46 pm EDT


Baby bottles free of the chemical bisphenol A are seen during a news
conference with Canada's Health Minister Tony Clement in Ottawa
April 18, 2008. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

OTTAWA, Oct. 14, 2010 (Reuters) — Canada has declared http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Health_effects">bisphenol A toxic chemical, prompting calls for far-reaching curbs on the industrial chemical that is used in everything from the linings of aluminum cans to coatings on electronic till receipts.

Canada added the compound, known as BPA, to a list of substances deemed potentially harmful to health or the environment in a notice published in the Canada Gazette on Wednesday.

That makes it easier for Ottawa to regulate the use of the chemical, perhaps by limiting how much BPA can be released into air or water or perhaps with outright bans on its use in specific food containers.

"The risk assessment of BPA put together by our federal government is very strong in terms of its conclusions, so I think it's a foregone conclusion that it will drive further action rather quickly," said Rick Smith, executive director of Environmental Defense, which campaigned to ban BPA.

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1. K & R nt

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2. Any 'hard plastic" has BPA in it. Think of reusable water bottles. They have been

banned in Canada for more than two years.

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3. And now Canada.....

...will no doubt ban the remaining http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Use">uses that were left.

- Which only adds to my Reasons I Should Move To Canada List.

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4. Canada could certainly do well to have a DUers move here. You are all good eggs.

Sorry about what is happening in the USA but you are winning some battles. And we are with you. PS...you have a liberal as President while we have a neocon!!!