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BPA in the news this week…

Canada.com: A recent U.S. study found most of its subjects had rocket fuel chemicals in their bodies as well as a host of other toxins like bisphenol A, which gives the clear, pliable strength to plastic water bottles as well as baby formula bottles. Health Canada tests reveal that bisphenol A disrupts the body’s hormones and could be toxic even at low levels. Because the government here is worried that bisphenol A migrates into baby formula, Health Canada is banning its use in baby bottles.

Vancouver Dad: Environment Canada and Health Canada selected BPA as one of 200 substances in need of assessment. Critics charge that the government shouldn’t wait for the results and ban BPA now, saying there’s enough evidence that it’s harmful.

CBC: Bisphenol A — a chemical used to make some hard plastics — does not pose any human health risks, the European Union’s food safety regulatory agency says.