“FDA shares the perspective of the National Toxicology Program that recent studies provide reason for some concern about the potential effects of BPA on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland of fetuses, infants and children.”

They are several members in the State senate that are wavering in their support of SB 147 Flame Retardants Bill.
We need you to make phone calls and send letters to let them know that we are paying attention and we care about this issue. Right now, Californian children have the highest rates of flame retardant toxins in their bodies in the world. These toxic chemicals have been linked to a host of health issues including: impairing children’s brain and reproductive development. Bill SB 147 would would change an outdated and ineffective regulation, called TB 117, which has become a de facto requirement for adding toxic and untested flame retardant chemicals to furniture and baby products. Please make a call to:

Millions of babies in California are being exposed daily to the harmful toxin bisphenol A (BPA). This hormone-disrupting chemical is used in some baby bottles, sippy cups, infant formula, and baby food containers. While some manufacturers have already removed this substance from their products, it is still found in many others. AB 1319 will help protect children from this dangerous chemical by restricting the use of BPA in certain baby products.

I write in support of AB 1319, a measure that would enact a ban on the use of bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups, and in baby formula and baby food. Because of the scale of commerce and total population in California, it is especially important to get this toxic chemical out of the products that our infants and toddlers use or ingest. Canada has already banned bisphenol-A in baby bottles and has signaled its intention to regulate it in food containers. The European Union is phasing out BPA in baby bottles, and China is poised to follow. Seven U.S. states have also taken action to ban BPA in baby and children’s products. BPA-ban legislation is currently pending in 15 states.