Battling against BPA
Re “State moves to ban BPA,” June 3
Connecticut has just become the first state to ban the toxic chemical bisphenol A, commonly dubbed BPA, from baby food cans and plastic containers. A similar measure, introduced by state Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) also passed the California Senate by a narrow margin last week. Californians should thank Pavley for standing up to the mega-chemical industry.
BPA is a synthetic hormone used in plastic containers and lining metal cans of food and baby formula. At barely measurable levels, BPA interferes with the endocrine system during critical developmental stages of infancy and adolescence.
The well-funded American Chemistry Council relies on two industry-funded studies that contradict nearly 200 peer-reviewed studies indicating BPA impairs fertility, neurological and cardiovascular functions and may cause cancer, diabetes, early puberty and obesity.
We’re working to immediately stop the exposure of infants to BPA and continuing the long-waged battle to ban it altogether.
Miriam Gordon
San Francisco
The writer is the California director for Clean Water Action.
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