BPA Free is a new running Greenthinkers feature where we discuss BPA, link to BPA-related pieces in the news, and also discuss and review all the BPA-free products you can handle. Enjoy your new BPA-free life.

Again today, we’re all about BPA in the news.

Globe & Mail: Estrogen-mimicking chemical BPA has now shown up in significant levels in energy and soft drinks. Tests by Health Canada scientists revealed the highest levels were in energy drinks, but also it in a wide variety of ginger ales, diet colas, root beers and citrus-flavoured sodas. Bisphenol A was detected in 96 per cent of soft drinks tested.

Consumerist: Suffolk County, New York enacted the nation’s first BPA ban this week when it voted to ban the chemical from bottles for children 3 and under.

CTV News: A study has found that BPA lingers in the bodies of newborns and infants. Compared to adults, newborns and infants may have up to 11 times as much BPA - reported to be linked to cancer and reproductive and behavioural problems - in their bodies, the study found.