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Toxic Chemical Leaches from Popular Baby Bottles
Parents Need Information to Protect Their Kids
Parents Need Information to Protect Their Kids
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Read the entire news release at: http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0227-06.htm
MINNEAPOLIS - February 27 - A chemical known to be toxic to the nervous and reproductive system, and a developmental toxin, leaches from popular clear, plastic baby bottles, according to Toxic Baby Bottles: Scientific Study Finds Leaching Chemicals in Clear Plastic Baby Bottles, a new report released today.
The chemical, called bisphenol A, is a disruptor of hormone function and has been found by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in the urine of 95 percent of Americans tested.
The report is based on independent laboratory testing of the most popular baby bottles on the market commissioned by the Environment California Research and Policy Center.
"We all want to raise our children in ways that are safe, healthy and that maximize their potential," said David Wallinga, MD, Director of the Food and Health Program at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).
"Sadly, that's made harder by the fact that manufacturers aren't required to give parents even the most basic safety information on toxic chemicals in baby bottles and other household products."
IATP works in coalition with the Environment California Research and Policy Center for safer plastic and other consumer products.
Five of the most popular brands of baby bottles on the market were tested to determine whether bisphenol A leached from the bottles into liquids contained inside them.
All five leached bisphenol A at levels that have been found to cause harm in numerous laboratory animal studies.
Bisphenol A is most commonly used to make clear polycarbonate plastic for consumer products, such as baby bottles.
Scientists have linked very low doses of bisphenol A exposure to cancers, impaired immune function, early onset of puberty, obesity, diabetes, and hyperactivity, among other problems.
Alarmingly, the median level of bisphenol A found by the CDC in humans is higher than the level found in animals to cause adverse health effects.
"Parents can't make informed health choices about baby products when they're left in the dark by manufacturers."
CONTACT: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Ben Lilliston, Communications Director
Ben Lilliston, Communications Director
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