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KristinasMama
How did she turn 2 so quickly?
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Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
 FINALLY!!!!!!
Companies halt U.S. sales of baby bottles with BPA
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 (HealthDay) -- Baby bottles made with the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) will no longer be sold in the United States by the six largest manufacturers of the products.
The companies made the announcement after Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and other colleagues asked them to voluntarily halt their use of the chemical, which has been linked to numerous health effects, the Washington Post reported.
"The evidence seems too clear and emphatic and unequivocal to say we should simply permit this stuff to go into children on a massive scale," Blumenthal said Thursday. "And there's no reason for it, because there are substitutes available."
BPA, which is found in a wide range of products, mimics the hormone estrogen and may disrupt the body's endocrine system. The chemical poses a particular threat to fetuses, infants and children because it can interfere with cell function when their bodies are still developing, public health experts say.
Last year, the National Toxicology Program, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, warned there was "some concern" BPA may affect the brain and behavioral development of fetuses, infants and young children, the Post reported.
Blumenthal is working to gain support from other attorneys general to demand that manufacturers stop using BPA to make infant formula cans and all other food and beverage containers.
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
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| Posted 3/10/09 10:45 PM |
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Deedlebugs
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Kiki
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
That is good news!
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| Posted 3/10/09 10:49 PM |
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Lillykat
going along for the ride...
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
While this is GREAT news!!! Which 6 companies are stopping? - I think there are more than 6 companies in the US that make bottles right?
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| Posted 3/11/09 10:16 AM |
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BeachMom
Love my 4 kiddos!
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Kristie
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
Thats good news. I wonder which companies are doing it.
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| Posted 3/11/09 10:52 AM |
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KristinasMama
How did she turn 2 so quickly?
Member since 10/07 8257 total posts
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Blessed Mama of Kristina Elena
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
BUMP 4 you daytime ladies!
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| Posted 3/11/09 12:10 PM |
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Danamz
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
That's great!
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| Posted 3/11/09 5:24 PM |
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XcalystaX
Sooo Sleep Deprived....
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
Thanks for the article!
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| Posted 3/11/09 5:46 PM |
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My4GirlsMyLife
My 4 girlies
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Valerie
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
I am almost positive Playtex is one of them ! I went to buy new nipples for dd's bottles but they no longer have the latex ones they are now silicone and BPA free
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| Posted 3/11/09 5:49 PM |
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annienyc
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
That is wonderful news!
Wouldn't it be nice for them to exchange the 20-zillion bottles I had previously packed away and planned to use for baby #2?? I guess they are going in the garbage now...
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| Posted 3/11/09 6:00 PM |
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Dee
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
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| Posted 3/11/09 6:18 PM |
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wannabemom
look who's freshly baked!
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
about time.....
wonder when bpa will finally be banned from ALL food containers! (the cynic in me says at least 10 years from now.... the FDA is currently deep in denial...)
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| Posted 3/11/09 6:22 PM |
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KristinasMama
How did she turn 2 so quickly?
Member since 10/07 8257 total posts
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Re: Just got this in an email from BabyCenter... "COMPANIES HALT US SALES OF BABY BOTTLES WITH BPA"
Posted by wannabemom
about time.....
wonder when bpa will finally be banned from ALL food containers! (the cynic in me says at least 10 years from now.... the FDA is currently deep in denial...)
I COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY agree with you!
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| Posted 3/11/09 6:56 PM |
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