BPA plastic in baby bottles, toys, etc, donations of free BPA to low income

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So it's BPA, not BSP - more info below. Please consider taking a

minute to send your vote to the manufacturers via MomsRising.org, they

make it easy. (Edited, see their website for more info).

Blessings - Ysha

 

> discovery of the BSP (biasphenol?) found in toxic levels in so many

> plastics including most baby bottles and pacifiers.

 

Dear MomsRising.org member,

 

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. ...

 

WHY MORE ACTION 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]

..... Sadly, a recent study found this chemical in all five leading

brands of American baby bottles.

 

The more signatures, we have, the more the CEOs will get the message

that consumers want healthy products, not toxins. With the current

media attention on BPA, this is a critical moment to take advantage of

that momentum and push these CEOs to stop using it in baby bottles.

 

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.[3]

 

*Don't forget to click (or paste in your browser) below if you haven't

signed yet:

 

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=1177

 

Thanks for your work on behalf of all children.

 

Donna, Rachel, Kristin, Joan, Anita, and the MomsRising Team

 

P.S. MomsRising Member owned company, Adiri

http://www.adiri.com/index.asp is donating their BPA-Free baby bottles

to selected organizations that serve low income women. If you have

suggestions of organizations that may need these donations, please

contact Sarah at sle.

 

P.S.S. For a list of BPA free products, see

http://safemama.com/2007/11/22/bpa-free-bottle-and-sippy-cup-cheat-sheet/