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Jim Doyle, the Governor of Wisconsin signed a bill into law last Wednesday that bans BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups for children age 3 and under. Wisconsin’s law follows bans that are in place in Minnesota, Connecticut, the city of Chicago and three counties in New York. The law prohibits the manufacture and wholesale of BPA and requires products like baby bottles and cups to be labeled “BPA Free”
BPA was developed as a synthetic estrogen in the late 1800s. Since the 1960s, it has been used to make hard, clear plastic. BPA is used in thousands of household applications, including the lining of most food and beverage cans, many dental sealants, eyeglasses, CDs, DVDs and water bottles.
In increased number of studies have linked BPA to breast and prostate cancer, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, hyperactivity, sexual dysfunction and reproductive failure.
