Baby bottles leach chemicals.
Most parents discourage their kids from ingesting known toxins, so
a new study from green group Environment California Environment California is an American environmental advocacy organization that takes action against on local, state and national levels to protect California's air, water and open spaces. The group has offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Francisco. is a bit of
concerning: when run through a simulated dishwasher 50 to 75 times,
name-brand plastic baby bottles leach the chemical bisphenol A Bisphenol A is a chemical compound containing two phenol functional groups. It belongs to the phenol class of aromatic organic compounds. It is widely prepared and sold and various important polymers/plastics are made from it. , or BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. ,
in levels that have caused reproductive abnormalities in lab animals.
Baby-product representatives called the report "sensational and
biased" and argued that their products meet federal standards,
which isn't necessarily comforting. Feeling un-comforted,
California Assembly member Fiona Ma (Democrat) has introduced a bill to
ban children's products containing BPA or toxic plastic softeners
called phthalates Phthalates, or phthalate esters, are a group of chemical compounds that are mainly used as plasticizers (substances added to plastics to increase their flexibility). They are chiefly used to turn polyvinyl chloride from a hard plastic into a flexible plastic. in the state, mirroring a current San Francisco law.
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