So in addition to Canada’s banning of BPA in baby bottles, here’s an updated list of who’s doing what (at least, as far as we know) regarding BPA laws across the world:
COUNTRIES
- France has suspended the sale of baby bottles containing BPA
- Denmark has issued a temporary ban on BPA in products for children three and under and it has passed a resolution to ban it in baby bottles
- Belgium and the United Kingdom have each introduced bills
- Two bills have been introduced in each federal United States (U.S.) house – one of the bills proposes the Food and Drug Administration limits BPA in food and beverage containers, while the other proposes the Consumer Product Safety Commission end the sale of other BPA-containing food-contact products
U.S. STATES
- Over 20 state legislatures have introduced bills, including California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas
- The Senate of New York legislature passed a BPA bill banning BPA baby bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers, and straws with the companion bill awaiting passage in the Assembly
- Both houses of the Vermont legislature have passed a BPA bill restricting BPA in reusable food and beverage containers, infant formula, and baby food containers
- Wisconsin, Minnesota, Washington, Maryland, and Connecticut have signed BPA bills into law, with Connecticut going further than Canada by banning BPA from all reusable food and beverage containers, infant formula, and baby food cans and jars
CITY/COUNTY
- Suffolk County, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Albany County, New York; and Schenectady County, New York have restricted the sale of products made with bisphenol A.
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