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Tell Congress to Ban BPA From Baby Bottles and Other Products
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Consumers Union
Sponsored by: Consumers Union
Potentially harmful chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is in the blood of 93 percent of Americans aged 6 and older and enters infants through baby bottles. Studies have shown that BPA -- which is used to make plastics such as hard, clear plastic baby bottles -- may lead to breast and prostate cancer, obesity, reproductive system abnormalities and, in infants, developmental problems.
Canada has already banned BPA from baby bottles. The U.S. Congress should do the same, plus more: BPA is also found in items ranging from food packaging and water bottles to dental sealants.
From witnessing the effects of BPA in experiments, scientists believe this is a toxin the government cannot ignore. Congress needs to act to eliminate this potential health threat before it's too late. Tell Congress to ban BPA and any other potentially harmful chemical from products that serve as gateways to our bodies.
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We signed the “Tell Congress to Ban BPA From Baby Bottles and Other Products” petition!
# 13,700:
4:43 am PDT, Sep 6,
Don Slaughter, Wyoming
# 13,699:
4:40 am PDT, Sep 6,
April Hay, Indiana
# 13,698:
4:36 am PDT, Sep 6,
Heather Lush, United Kingdom
# 13,697:
4:15 am PDT, Sep 6,
Chris Sherer, New York
# 13,696:
2:19 am PDT, Sep 6,
Matthew Rammelkamp, New York
# 13,695:
1:34 am PDT, Sep 6,
Nikolaus Carey, California
# 13,694:
11:45 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Elaine Selko, California
Let's protect our children from this harmful product.
Let's protect our children from this harmful product.
# 13,693:
11:31 pm PDT, Sep 5,
James Hibbard, Massachusetts
# 13,692:
10:34 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Judy Demars, California
# 13,691:
10:32 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Alyssa West, Georgia
# 13,690:
10:06 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Name not displayed, Kentucky
# 13,689:
9:09 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Janet Hoang, California
please ban toxins from plastic bottles and food containers!
please ban toxins from plastic bottles and food containers!
# 13,688:
9:07 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Nerissa Wong-VanHaren, California
# 13,687:
8:32 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Karine Aguilar, Arizona
# 13,686:
8:29 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Poison Ivy Kitten, Nevada
# 13,685:
8:11 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Cindy Black, Pennsylvania
# 13,684:
8:10 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Patricia Collins, Wisconsin
# 13,683:
8:09 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Susan Furr, North Carolina
# 13,682:
8:08 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Mary Jo Brinker, Pennsylvania
Stop the chemical contamination of food and drinks; chemicals are causing health problems both short term and long term. People must be protected. They are not aware of the dangers.
Stop the chemical contamination of food and drinks; chemicals are causing health problems both short term and long term. People must be protected. They are not aware of the dangers.
# 13,681:
8:02 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
# 13,680:
7:46 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 13,679:
7:40 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Name not displayed, California
# 13,678:
7:35 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Fred Toews, Oregon
# 13,677:
7:24 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Alicia Adams, Maryland
The use of BPA in children's bottles and formula containers is an absolute travesty. I was unable to breastfeed my first daughter and had to rely on bottles and formula. I will forever regret this. I trusted bottle makers and formula companies and I am now learning that this was a huge mistake. Action must be taken now without delay. I don't know how any decent human being can even think twice about the decision to ban BPA. These are children we're talking about--this is criminal.
The use of BPA in children's bottles and formula containers is an absolute travesty. I was unable to breastfeed my first daughter and had to rely on bottles and formula. I will forever regret this. I trusted bottle makers and formula companies and I am now learning that this was a huge mistake. Action must be taken now without delay. I don't know how any decent human being can even think twice about the decision to ban BPA. These are children we're talking about--this is criminal.
# 13,676:
7:17 pm PDT, Sep 5,
J Fillmore, New York
# 13,675:
7:08 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Thomas Freeman, North Carolina
because of the Future.
because of the Future.
# 13,674:
6:48 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Christine Dreyer, Florida
# 13,673:
6:19 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Alicia Moore, Wisconsin
# 13,672:
6:05 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 13,671:
6:03 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Rebecca Carney, Tennessee
# 13,670:
6:00 pm PDT, Sep 5,
L. Hsllak, California
# 13,669:
5:57 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Name not displayed, New York
# 13,668:
5:54 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Maria Donofrio, New Jersey
# 13,667:
5:52 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Ariana Sanchez, California
# 13,666:
5:51 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Cecilia Duffy, Connecticut
Plastic should be safe and biodegradable - what is taking us so long to wise up! There is a plastic garbage dump in the Pacific Ocean gyre and it is entering the food chain. Please God, help us wake up!
Plastic should be safe and biodegradable - what is taking us so long to wise up! There is a plastic garbage dump in the Pacific Ocean gyre and it is entering the food chain. Please God, help us wake up!
# 13,665:
5:34 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Barbara Malt, Pennsylvania
# 13,664:
5:22 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Wo Elmer blu, Pennsylvania
# 13,663:
5:19 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Tracy Dean, Arkansas
# 13,662:
4:58 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Gretchen Valido, Oregon
# 13,661:
4:57 pm PDT, Sep 5,
William Gau, Florida
we need to stop putting big business first... NO MORE Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous compound in plastics. First synthesized in 1891, the chemical has become a key building block of plastics from polycarbonate to polyester; in the U.S. alone more than 2.3 billion pounds (1.04 million metric tons) of the stuff is manufactured annually. Since at least 1936 it has been known that BPA mimics estrogens, binding to the same receptors throughout the human body as natural female hormones. And tests have shown that the chemical can promote human breast cancer cell growth as well as decrease sperm count in rats, among other effects. These findings have raised questions about the potential health risks of BPA, especially in the wake of hosts of studies showing that it leaches from plastics and resins when they are exposed to hard use or high temperatures (as in microwaves or dishwashers).
we need to stop putting big business first... NO MORE Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous compound in plastics. First synthesized in 1891, the chemical has become a key building block of plastics from polycarbonate to polyester; in the U.S. alone more than 2.3 billion pounds (1.04 million metric tons) of the stuff is manufactured annually. Since at least 1936 it has been known that BPA mimics estrogens, binding to the same receptors throughout the human body as natural female hormones. And tests have shown that the chemical can promote human breast cancer cell growth as well as decrease sperm count in rats, among other effects. These findings have raised questions about the potential health risks of BPA, especially in the wake of hosts of studies showing that it leaches from plastics and resins when they are exposed to hard use or high temperatures (as in microwaves or dishwashers).
# 13,660:
4:46 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 13,659:
4:28 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Julianna Berardi, New Hampshire
BPA OR ANY OTHER CARCINOGENIC OR TOXIC MATERIAL SHOULD NEVER OF BEEN ALLOWED AND SHOULD STILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE USED WITH DRINK AND FOOD PRODUCTS ANYWHERE!!! IT IS TRULY SAD THAT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE ON HOW WE CONSUMERS ARE IN THE DARK ABOUT THE PRODUCTS OUT THERE AFFECTING OUR HEALTH!!! JUST FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S MARKETING GAIN!!! SHAMEFUL!!!!!
BPA OR ANY OTHER CARCINOGENIC OR TOXIC MATERIAL SHOULD NEVER OF BEEN ALLOWED AND SHOULD STILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE USED WITH DRINK AND FOOD PRODUCTS ANYWHERE!!! IT IS TRULY SAD THAT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE ON HOW WE CONSUMERS ARE IN THE DARK ABOUT THE PRODUCTS OUT THERE AFFECTING OUR HEALTH!!! JUST FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S MARKETING GAIN!!! SHAMEFUL!!!!!
# 13,658:
4:25 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Cari Sayre, Alaska
# 13,657:
4:23 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Allie Pace, New York
Give kids a chance to develop into healthy adults, BPA adds no value to people and only contributes the making adults and children sick
Give kids a chance to develop into healthy adults, BPA adds no value to people and only contributes the making adults and children sick
# 13,656:
4:17 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 13,655:
4:15 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Thomas Jones, New York
# 13,654:
3:50 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Aaron Franchi, Illinois
# 13,653:
3:41 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Teresa Poulson, California
# 13,652:
3:38 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Cait Ozak, Michigan
do you really want to even take the chance on killing the population of infants and even people as old as you and the next person are, just because you can't find some replacement from this substance????!!!
do you really want to even take the chance on killing the population of infants and even people as old as you and the next person are, just because you can't find some replacement from this substance????!!!
# 13,651:
3:36 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Name not displayed, Florida