Attorney General Seeks Ban on Toxic BPA in Baby Bottles

Connecticut's Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging manufacturers of baby bottles and formula containers to stop using the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in their products in light of the recent studies linking the toxin to potential health problems. BPA, which hardens plastic, is used in the lining of baby formula containers. Studies demonstrate that even a small amount of BPA damages infant neurological, reproductive, and immune systems.

The New Jersey and Delaware AGs joined Blumenthal in sending letters to baby bottle manufacturers Avent, Disney First Years, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Playtex and Evenflo; and formula makers Abbott, Mead Johnson, PBM Products, Nature's One and Wyeth. "I am alarmed by recent studies confirming that BPA leaches from these products into the foods they hold," Blumenthal said in the letters. "The preventable release of a toxic chemical directly into the food we eat is unconscionable and intolerable." Read more.