We are poisoning our children
May 18th, 2009 | By Nunzia Rider | Read more in: Environment
Despite all of the media attention about the safety of kids products over the last year; the toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is still found in products that kids use every day, like baby bottles, sports water bottles, the lining of formula cans, and sippy cups.
This is a real problem because more than 200 studies have linked BPA exposures at very low doses to breast and prostate cancer, obesity, diabetes, altered development of the brain and immune systems, lowered sperm counts, and early puberty. Growing children are especially at risk from BPA because they have smaller bodies. In fact, BPA is so toxic that even very small amounts have been shown to cross the placenta and impact prenatal development.
Together we can change this! Urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Ban Poisonous Additives Act, which will prohibit the sale of food and beverage containers that contain BPA.
Do something about it. Visit the Moms Rising web site and send an email from the site.
After you contact Congress, please forward this email to your friends so they can send a letter too. It’s going to take all of our voices to make these changes.
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oh my…this is bad news. how will i know what products contain BPA? is there a way for me to find out? is the code for it indicated under plastic bottles & such? need to be educated some more
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