Protecting our children from Bisphenol A (BPA)

Despite mounting evidence showing that Bisphenol A (BPA) is harmful to children's health, the Oregon Senate rejected Senate Bill 1032. Sheparded to the floor by Senators Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland) and Alan Bates (D-Ashland), this reasonable and very narrow bill would have banned BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups sold in Oregon. The federal government is concerned about the potential effects of BPA on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants, and young children. Recent studies show subtle effects of low doses of BPA. A similar ban recently passed the Washington House of Representatives almost unanimously.

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Contact: Andrea Salinas, Oregon Environmental Council, 971-221-2653
or Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis, Oregon Environmental Council, 503-222-1963 x 110