“Great News! The voices of mothers are being heard. Last week Toys”R”Us, Babies”R”Us, and CVS announced they’ll stop selling baby bottles which contain BPA, and Playtex committed to stop using BPA in all of their baby bottles by the year’s end.
But sadly, we can’t declare a full victory yet because many manufacturers and stores are still selling baby bottles made with BPA. Let’s keep up the pressure and get BPA out of all baby bottles and children’s products!
To do just that we’re working with our coalition partners to turn in 20,000 petition signatures at the end of this week to the CEOS of the leading companies that are making baby bottles with BPA. We already have over 12,000 signatures, and we need your help to reach 20,000.”
Please take action and sign the petition by following the link:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=1177
“WHY NOW? After years of concern about the safety of baby bottles, children’s care products, and other food and beverage containers which contain the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), the verdict is in–and it’s not good.
In the past few weeks the Canadian government announced it is planning to ban the use of BPA in baby bottles, and declared BPA dangerous.[1] And the Los Angeles Times reported that the U.S. based National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that there is “some concern” that babies, fetuses, and children are in danger because BPA harms animals at the low levels found in nearly all human bodies.[2] Sadly, a recent study found this chemical in all five leading brands of American baby bottles.
It’s enough to sink any mother’s stomach.
Let’s take a second to take a collective deep breath, and then mobilize for major action. Sign a petition calling for the CEOs of the leading manufacturers of baby bottles to stop the use of BPA in our baby bottles and other children’s products.”
“WHAT DOES BPA DO? Growing children are especially at risk to chemicals as they face greater exposure per pound of body weight. Even fetuses are susceptible as chemicals, including BPA, cross the placenta in pregnant women. Over 130 studies suggest that BPA exposure, even at low doses, is linked to many health problems, including early puberty, breast and prostate cancer, obesity, attention and hyperactivity disorder, brain damage, altered immune system, and lower sperm counts.”
- MomsRising.org