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Cirque du So-What

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2. A recent thread in GD

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 10:09 AM

Mar 2012

discusses the onset of puberty in children as young as 10:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11422244

This article discusses six manufacturers of baby bottles who will stop using BPA-laden plastics:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/141410.php

Too late for those children who are now experiencing early puberty, however.

How much of this reluctance to ban BPA is directly related to lobbying from the plastics manufacturers?

Wall Street is certainly worthy of 'occupation,' but so is K Street.

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FDA rejects call to ban BPA from food packaging [View all] Eugene Mar 2012 OP

The FDA should have erred on the side of caution. Other countries have banned it: freshwest Mar 2012 #1

A recent thread in GD Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #2

Well then, I'll just have to work a little harder at buying food that kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #3

And feel free to let companies which are still using BPA know why you aren't buying from GreenPartyVoter Mar 2012 #4