baby bottles

EFSA Risk Assessment on Bisphenol A Finds No Consumer Health Risks

On the heels of the 2014 favorable safety assessment for bisphenol A (BPA), another major reevaluation has found that the epoxy resins used to line metal food cans pose no

By News Desk

/ 23 Jan 2015

BPA Banned from Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that the controversial chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, can no longer be used to make baby bottles or sippy cups. The

By Gretchen Goetz

/ 17 Jul 2012

FDA May Ban BPA from Infant Formula Containers

After scientific evidence failed to convince the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to outlaw BPA in food packaging, a lawmaker has spotted another way to get the agency to

By Gretchen Goetz

/ 14 Jun 2012

California BPA Ban Signed into Law

California joined 11 others states Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to ban bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles and sippy cups. Beginning July 1, 2013, the law

By News Desk

/ 6 Oct 2011

EU Begins BPA Baby Bottle Ban

The European Union ban on the manufacture of baby bottles containing bisphenol A (BPA) begins this month. In a news release, John Dalli, commissioner in charge of Health and Policy,

By News Desk

/ 28 Feb 2011

European Union Bans BPA in Baby Bottles

Beginning in June, the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) will be prohibited in baby bottles in the European Union. The European Commission approved the ban Thursday after months of negotiations with

By News Desk

/ 26 Nov 2010

Study Says BPA Exposure, Risk Higher Than Assumed

A new study suggests exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) is actually much greater than previously thought, and its authors urge the federal government to act quickly to regulate the chemical that

By Mary Rothschild

/ 22 Sep 2010

CA Rejects BPA Ban for Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

The California Senate defeated a bill Tuesday that would have banned the use of bisphenol-A, or BPA, in baby bottles, sippy cups, and infant formula packaging intended for use by

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 1 Sep 2010

Australia Set to Phase Out Bottles with BPA

Major retailers and the Australian Government have reached an agreement that will see a phase out of baby bottles containing Bisphenol A (BPA). The agreement ends months of negotiations between

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Jul 2010

France Bans BPA in Baby Bottles

Last week France joined a growing list of governments placing limits on the use of bisphenol-A (BPA) in food and beverage containers intended for small children as its National Assembly

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 18 May 2010

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baby bottles

EFSA Risk Assessment on Bisphenol A Finds No Consumer Health Risks

BPA Banned from Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

FDA May Ban BPA from Infant Formula Containers

California BPA Ban Signed into Law

EU Begins BPA Baby Bottle Ban

European Union Bans BPA in Baby Bottles

Study Says BPA Exposure, Risk Higher Than Assumed

CA Rejects BPA Ban for Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

Australia Set to Phase Out Bottles with BPA

France Bans BPA in Baby Bottles

Your Support Protects Public Health