Czechs to ban Bisphenol A — but only in baby bottles

Babies exposed to Bisphenol A may suffer lifelong health problems, yet Czech officials are fighting a ban on its use in infant dishware

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Čestmír Klos | 14.03.2011

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The Health Ministry already missed the March 1 deadline by which production of the controversial baby bottles was to have ended

Babies exposed to Bisphenol A (BPA) may suffer lifelong health problems, yet Czech officials are fighting a blanket ban on its use in infant dishware. As of June 1, the country must withdraw from sale controversial polycarbonate baby bottles containing the aggressive chemical BPA in order to comply with a European directive — but they Czech producers can still sell cups and other plastic food containers that contain it.

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