FDA Decision to Ban BPA Getting Close

23 Mar, 2012

via The Environmental Working Group

Most food cans contain coatings with biphenol AThe fed­eral Food and Drug Administration will announce its deci­sion on whether to ban bisphe­nol A from food pack­ag­ing by March 31st, 2012! Environmental Working Group, our sup­port­ers and many like-minded orga­ni­za­tions have been fight­ing for this moment for years. But for just as long, the food and chem­i­cal industries—and their lobbyists—have been striv­ing to make sure it never comes.

The food and chem­i­cal indus­tries are so ner­vous about the FDA’s upcom­ing deci­sion that one sym­pa­thizer went as far as to write and pub­lish an out­ra­geous fake strat­egy memo—purportedly from the envi­ron­men­tal community—claiming that this potent syn­thetic estro­gen is safe.

Let’s make sure that we get the last word! More than 79,000 EWG sup­port­ers have already sent their mes­sage to the FDA—but we need your help to reach our goal of 100,000 mes­sages sent.

The FDA needs to hear from us right now—before it makes up its mind—that we want BPA out of our food packaging.

Click here to send your mes­sage to the FDA today. We want safe, healthy food.

EWG has been at the fore­front of BPA research since 2007, when we released a first-of-its-kind study that found that BPA had leached from can lin­ings into more than half of the canned foods, bev­er­ages and liq­uid infant for­mula we tested. This syn­thetic estro­gen is used to harden plas­tic. It shows up in epoxy for food can lin­ings and poly­car­bon­ate plas­tics for bev­er­age bottles.

It’s also in some store receipts. It can dis­rupt the hor­mone sys­tem and has been linked to seri­ous health prob­lems such as early puberty, brain and heart dis­or­ders, infer­til­ity and prostate and breast cancer.

With one deci­sion, the FDA can begin to rid food pack­ag­ing of BPA for good. There is no time to lose. We must make sure the FDA hears us in these final days. Industry is pulling out all the stops and so are we. Let’s send the FDA 100,000 mes­sages call­ing for the right deci­sion on BPA. Take action today.

Click here to send your mes­sage to the FDA. Let’s make sure it makes the right decision.

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  • Paul Felix Schott

    Let’s take out all the Artificial Colors and Flavors that are a
    dan­ger to us all,
    not to think about all the Dangerous Food Preservatives. The health risks that we
    all pay should be enough to teach all Leaders to stop it. You want lower health
    cost start with the num­ber one cause of 90% of the prob­lems chem­i­cal ingre­di­ents
    drugs. Let our chil­dren eat good food not the man made chem­i­cal ingre­di­ents and
    drugs found in many processed foods.
    Take soda pop out of all schools and put back in Nutrition Whole Milk. 90% of all
    the Olympic Athletes gold medal­ists drink Whole MILK.
    i have been drink­ing half and half milk cream since 1964 and can brake three
    2 by 4′s in less than a sec­ond and a half. i have good strong bones thanks to milk
    and GOD.

    USA Leaders oth­ers coun­tries started to put a end to chem­i­cal ingre­di­ents and drugs
    a while ago what are we wait­ing for the Drug CEO’s and Drug Cartels to approve it?

    The Lord’s Little Helper
    Paul Felix
    Schott

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