Monday, May 9, 2011

Hitting the Bottle - Untested Chemicals In Our Products

This Op-Ed piece examines how the EPA has yet to rule BPA out of products because of its effects on stimulating cancer cells but shows that some manufacturers have voluntarily stopped using the chemical in baby bottles and some other products. The problem is that the chemicals they are substituting have not been tested for safety and could be even more dangerous. We have the highest cancer rates in the world and perhaps it's time to test chemicals for human safety before we allow them to be used in commercial products!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/opinion/09browning.html?_r=1&ref=opinion