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California State Assembly Passes BPA Bill |
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Written by Environmental Working Group (EWG)
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 |
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Bill Could Be on Governor's Desk by End of Summer
 The health of California’s children was represented today in Sacramento when a majority of the State Assembly voted to remove the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from food and beverage containers designed for children 3 and younger.
Forty-three lawmakers voted to pass the “Toxics-Free Babies and Toddlers Act” (SB 797) originally authored by State Senator Fran Pavley (D-Santa Monica). Pavley’s bill, which was already approved by the Senate, now goes back to the upper chamber for a final procedural vote where it is expected to pass before heading to the Governor for his consideration.
Senator Pavley authored the legislation in response to mounting scientific evidence that exposure to even very low levels of BPA can impact health. More than 200 scientific studies show that BPA exposure, particularly during early infancy, is associated with a wide range of adverse health effects later in life, including breast and prostate cancer, birth defects, infertility in men, early puberty in girls, diabetes and obesity.
The main route of exposure in humans is from food and beverage containers where BPA leaches from the hard plastic.
“The chemical industry may have had the money, but science and the public’s concern for children’s health came out on top today,” said the director of EWG’s California office, Renee Sharp. “California parents are closer than ever to that day when they won’t have to worry if their babies and toddlers are ingesting BPA.”
"I applaud those in the Assembly who had the courage to stand up for babies and against the chemical industry lobbyists,” said actress, cancer survivor and public health advocate Fran Drescher. “This is how government is supposed to work. A chemical associated with so many serious health problems, including cancer, should never come in contact with a child during the most critical period of development.” Ms. Drescher is the founder of the Cancer Schmancer Movement, dedicated to saving women's lives through early detection of cancer.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), The Breast Cancer Fund and Physicians For Social Responsibility/Los Angeles are sponsors of the Pavley legislation and have worked together to build support for the measure in Sacramento.
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