Baby Bottles Containing BPA Will Be out of Europe Next Year

By the decision of the European Commission baby bottles produced with the use of the chemical Bisphenol-A, also known as BPA, will be prohibited in Europe starting from the next spring.

The commission’s ruling is grounded on the fact that BPA – one of the compounds for making hard plastic that is often used in food and drink containers – may prove harmful for children. It has been found likely to interfere with the normal development of the immune system, and children are known to react unfavorably to it.

Canada was the first country to get wise to the danger posed by BPA and fought down industrial opposition to get it classified as a toxic compound. The United States and Australia followed suit and also banned the use of BPA-based plastic food containers.

John Dalli, commissioner responsible for health and consumer policy, declared that the EC guarantees that infant bottles European parents will be using starting from mid-2011 will be BPA-free only. The official statement further affirms that BPA-based plastic food bottles will be off production in Europe from March 2011, and their import and sale will be stopped from the beginning of next summer. The ban of BPA was called for last June, so the European Parliament approval isn’t required.

Infant bottles manufactured with the use of the potentially harmful compound have already been banned in France and Denmark.

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