Saturday, April 19, 2008

Plastic Bottles Unsafe

Plastic in baby bottles may be banned in Canada, why not here?

(Click here for the full Star Tribune story) Here is an excerpt:

An ubiquitous chemical found in hard plastic water bottles, DVDs, CDs and hundreds of other common items came under increased pressure Friday when Canada said it's potentially harmful and may ban its use in baby bottles.

Health Canada made the announcement shortly after a U.S. company said it would stop selling hard-plastic Nalgene water bottles made with bisphenol A because of growing consumer concern over whether the chemical poses a health risk.

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