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Baby bottle chemical could pose risk
Nursery World,
21 May 2008
The first measure to ban baby bottles that contain a potentially dangerous chemical is leading to calls for changes in marketing in the UK and for greater awareness among carers, says Karen Faux The news that the Canadian government is to ban polycarbonate feeding bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol A is providing new impetus for clearer labelling of bottles in the UK.
Studies carried out in the US and Canada have shown that very low levels of the toxin can alter cell function in animals and there is now a fear that Bisphenol A could affect the reproductive, neurological and...
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