BPA Action Week Success!
Last week AHT organized a BPA week of action to ask Governor Patrick for a phase-out of BPA in products for which there are safer alternatives. These products include infant formula cans and reusable food and beverage containers.
During the week of action, over 600 people called the Governor to voice this message, making the week a big success! We also received a lot of positive feedback from our supporters. Thanks to all of you who called and who recruited others to call. We all showed that when people take a little time to take action, it can really add up.
It seems that our BPA action week was well timed with other BPA buzz in the nation. On Tuesday, April 6th the Vermont Senate passed a ban of BPA in infant formula containers and reusable food and beverage containers. This is a huge success and gives momentum for the bill moving into Vermont's House of Representatives. The second piece of BPA buzz was in Time Magazine's feature on "The Perils of Plastic." Across the nation, momentum is increasing for campaigns to ban BPA, and we're proud to be a part of this movement.
