Canada’s Decision to Ban BPA was not Without Controversy
Published: 5 March 2010
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Studies/State & Federal Regulations
“CanWest News Service” reports Canada’s decision to become the first country to ban baby bottles with bisphenol A (BPA) was in flux in the days leading up to the unprecedented announcement — and was secured after the intervention of senior Conservative political officials, internal government records show. Tony Clement, health minister at the time, called the toxic designation and the ban a “prudent” move, saying government scientists concluded that BPA exposure to newborns and infants was below levels that may pose a risk, but “the gap between exposure and effect is not large enough.”