Baby Bottle Ban in Canada is Official

[Guest guest]

I hope that this doesn't offend anyone, because it's intended to be funny. We

can ALL use a laugh. When I first read the part , below, about the baby bottles

causing early puberty, I got this image flashing in my mind, of the drug pushers

standing in front of junior high schools (this is New York City), and whispering

to the little girls: " Psst, you want drugs, cigarettes, or baby bottles? " [its a

Joke]

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April 18, 2008

Canada to ban polycarbonate baby bottles

Canada intends to ban the import and sale of plastic polycarbonate baby

bottles...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada intends to ban the import and sale of plastic

polycarbonate baby bottles, which would be the first such step in the world,

Health Minister Tony Clement said on Friday.

Polycarbonate is a plastic made with the chemical bisphenol A, widely used in

food and water containers. Clement said the ban would only extend to bottles

used by newborns and infants, as evidence is strongest that early development

may be sensitive to it.

Major Canadian retail chains have already started removing bottles and

containers containing bisphenol A, citing public concerns about possible health

risks.

" We have concluded it is better to be safe than sorry, " Clement said in an

announcement. He also urged parents never to pour boiling water into baby

bottles containing bisphenol A.

The U.S. government said on Tuesday that bisphenol A could be tied to early

puberty, and to prostate and breast cancer.

Environmental groups say it is a dangerous chemical, while the industry says

its use in plastic products is safe.