Canada warns against chemicals in bottles
The Canadian health authorities announced Friday plans to restrict the use of the controversial chemical bisphenol A, a step that could lead to a ban on baby bottles with the chemical.
A draft report by Health Canada to identify potentially hazardous chemicals for infants and the environment, reports CTV.
The chemical widespread, is also a hard plastic water bottles, sealants and dental, DVDs, CDs and hundreds of other common positions. Canadian Ministers of Health Tony Clement said levels of bisphenol A (BPA) that most adults are exposed, is not harmful.
Health Canada’s measure could be the first step towards the prohibition of chemicals in Canada as a whole, which relates Associated Press.
Earlier this week, the U.S. National Toxicology Program said there were “a concern” on GAP experiences in rats, there is a link between the chemical composition changes in the behavior and brain, and maybe puberty early precancerous changes in the prostate and breast. While animal studies that “limited evidence” of the threat, the draft report, said a possible impact on humans “can not be dismissed,” said the AP.
More than 6 million pounds of BPA in the USA every year, the AP said.
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