In Bangor, Maine resident protested a Rite-Aid store for its collection of unsafe baby products. The protest included a 20-foot tall baby bottle. The issue at hand was the chain drug store had a BPA baby product on its shelves. The overwhelming majority of products were clearly labelled BPA free. Protesters said this is a larger issue than just Rite-Aid and that the existance of baby products containing the likely dangerous substance bisphenol-A should be banned.
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Congressional democrats have requested that the FDA ‘reconsider’ its decision to claim useage of BPA in hard plastics, like sippy cups and bottles for newborns, could lead to new governmental regulations against the plastics industry. As previously mentioned, this will effect numerous large corporations in a large way. The FDA previously said that BPA is safe at low levels, even for things like baby bottles.
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Major users of BPA containers and products are gearing up for a huge push to ensure that they can still use BPA in their products. The Washington Post recently received private internal notes from a meeting where industry giants, frustrated with the public’s outrage over bisphenol A (BPA) sought to fight back. The meeting was held at the elite Cosmos Club just off Dupont Circle in DC. Discussions in the meeting included a plan to put forth a $500,000 public media campaign to combat the negative view of BPA. Most consumers, however, seem adamant in purchasing BPA sippy cups, bottles, and water containers.
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