ACTION: Ask Canada to ban BPA

Environmental Defence
August 16, 2010

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Lead, Bisphenol A (BPA) Results in 5,600 Canadians Significant

Results of testing for lead and the hormone disrupting chemical bisphenol A  (BPA) in 5,600 Canadians released by Statistics Canada today is a significant step by the federal government to track chemical exposure in Canadians, said Environmental Defence, the national environmental group that spearheaded the campaign to get BPA banned in plastic baby bottles.

Bisphenol A represents a new problem we've created for ourselves. Kids are showing higher levels of it than their parents and grandparents. This is serious issue considering the well-established links between BPA and human diseases such as cancer. Canada is on the right track in banning BPA in baby bottles and in doing this extensive study of levels in Canadians' bodies, and making these numbers public.

If you would like to see BPA banned from all food containers, please sign the petition and ask your friends, family and co-workers to sign too.

Also see the news story: Study finds less lead in Canadians' blood, but chemicals in their urine