A good step towards protecting MA babies from BPA!
Yesterday the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a warning to parents and prospective parents: keep the chemical BPA away from your children, and stay away from it if you're pregnant.
According to a DPH press release, "DPH is specifically advising parents and caretakers of children up to two years old to avoid the use of products that contain BPA for making or storing infant formula and breast milk. DPH is further advising pregnant and breastfeeding women to avoid products that may contain BPA."
AHT has been calling on the state to ban BPA in children's products since last summer. The Massachsuetts DPH has the legal authority to ban the the sale of toxic household products that are hazardous to children. I know that all of us in the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow and our citizen activists are glad that this warning has been issued, and we now we're eager for the next step (a ban!). Mia Davis of Clean Water Action articulated this sentiment in today's front page Boston Globe story:
While this is an important first step, a warning will not adequately protect Massachusetts residents, particularly developing children. Families want children’s products sold in Massachusetts stores to be BPA-free.’’
In addition to the Boston Globe, there was lots of other media coverage of the warning. Here is a link to the WBZ-TV story: State of Mass. Issues BPA Warning
You can also read AHT's press release.
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