The Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow (AHT)
A broad coalition in Massachusetts working to pass laws and policies that prevent harm to our health from toxic chemicals. Our top priorities are to create a groundbreaking program in Massachusetts to systematically replace toxic chemicals with safer alternatives that are better for workers and the environment, and to compel the Massachusetts Department of Health to use its authority to protect the health of children and vulnerable adults from the toxic chemical bisphenol A. Please join the effort.
CT first state to ban BPA in food cans, MA still lagging
Posted on Jun 10, 2009 Last week, Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed a bill that made Connecticut the first state to ban the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) from infant formula and baby food cans and jars, as well as the full range of reusable food and beverage containers! The BPA bill passed with only one vote cast in opposition. It was truly a bipartisan victory!
Now two Republican Governors, in Connecticut and Minnesota (did not include baby food cans), have signed laws banning BPA in children's products. The people of Massachusetts deserve the same protection as the people in these states. We don't even need to pass a law! So it should be much easier to do in Massachusetts.
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Letters to the Editor in the Globe
Posted on May 29, 2009 The Boston Globe published an article, “Harvard study backs bottle concern,” on a new study that shows notable amounts of bisphenol-A (BPA) leaching out of polycarbonate water bottles. This study is the first to definitively show that drinking from polycarbonate water bottles does increase levels of BPA in urine. Thus, polycarbonate water bottles are an important contributor to the amount of BPA in people’s bodies.
The last time the Globe published a story on BPA, we were successful at getting letters to the editor published. Therefore, we decided to try again this time, especially since we knew that industry groups would try to discredit the study with letters of their own.
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More News on BPA
Posted on May 21, 2009A new study released online on May 12th, 2009 in the journal of Environmental Health Perspectives tested the urine of 77 Harvard students for bisphenol-A (BPA) who drank cold beverages from polycarbonate beverage containers.
The study found that one week of polycarbonate bottle use increased urinary BPA concentrations by two thirds. Thus, regular consumption of cold beverages from polycarbonate bottles is associated with a substantial increase in urinary BPA concentrations irrespective of exposure to BPA form other sources.
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Read more...Call-In Day Success!
Posted on May 20, 2009Thanks to everyone that called the Governor's Office last Tuesday, May 12th and helped get friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to do the same. We had 140 plus people call the Governor and ask him to take action on toxics. We even had people say that when they called, the call volume was so high that they were too busy to take down names and addresses!
We are eagerly waiting for a response from the Governor's Office. Whatever happens, we have to keep up the pressure! Governor Patrick cannot get away with doing nothing on toxics: supporting neither the Safer Alternatives Bill nor a regulation on BPA in children's products! If we do not get a response very soon, we will be contacting you with our newest action. So stay alert!
Today is the Day to Call the Governor!
Posted on May 12, 2009We need you to call Governor Patrick RIGHT NOW and urge that he support both the Safer Alternatives Bill and a sales ban on bisphenol-A in children's products.
These two actions will not cost the state government significant funding, and will create a healthier community and future.
What to do right now: Call the governor at 617-725-4005
What to say:
Give your name, address, and phone number
I'm calling to urge Governor Patrick to Take Action on Toxics. We need him to ban BPA in children's products and actively support the Safer Alternatives bill (H-757 and S-442).
Once you're done, please tell us that you called! And one more critical step is to find other people who will call as well.
