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Bisphenol A: Plastic Chemical Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease Risk

September 16, 2008

How to avoid plastics with BPA
Earlier this year, many retailers said they would remove BPA-containing baby bottles from store shelves. The Canadian government is currently considering a ban on polycarbonate baby bottles that contain bisphenol A.

If you want to avoid exposure to BPA, check out these recommendations from Health Canada. If want to avoid polycarbonate, which contains BPA, look for a triangle-shaped recycling symbol with the number 7 in it and sometimes the letters PC.

This indicates it’s polycarbonate. Not all items with the 7 symbol contain BPA, and if the bottle doesn’t have a recycling symbol, it may still be polycarbonate.

By Theresa Tamkins

(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES)

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  • Rashmikant

    please send me more details reqularly
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