Health officials tell parents to avoid BPA
Posted by SAFER States on Aug 5, 2009
Massachusetts health officials released a statement this week warning parents of small children as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women to avoid using food and drink containers containing bisphenol A (BPA).
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health warning was welcomed by environmental health advocates, who have been lobbying for Massachusetts to join the several other states that have banned BPA in products like baby bottles and toddler sippy cups.
The Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow (AHT) called the warning an important first step toward protecting all children in the state with a BPA ban. Read more about the warning on AHT's Web site.
