The controversy over BPA and whether it should be banned in food containers has made it all the way to the Capitol. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D.- California) has introduced a bill this week that would ban the chemical in food and beverage containers. Though many manufacturers have already voluntarily switched to BPA-free containers and materials…
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BPA ban fails in Oregon Senate
Oregon was making headlines with a state bill to ban BPA in products like baby bottles and sippy cups. Pushed through to the Senate by the Oregon Environmental Council, the bill hoped to ban bisphenol A in lined glass and can containers as well as baby bottles and childrens’ cups but was changed before it…
Recent study shows BPA has effects on men, too
Over the last few months, we’ve been following the issue of biphesnol-A (BPA) in water bottles closely (read more here, here, here, and here). In the latest BPA-related news, a recent study from China connects BPA exposure with sexual dysfunction in men. Up until now, most of the information we know about involves the effects it has on women and children.
Laken water bottles contain BPA too
Laken water bottles It would appear that SIGG isn’t the only water bottle company with a dirty little secret. According to a press release from the President of Laken (Greg Garrigues), the company’s water bottles contained BPA up until August 2008.