Plastic Chemical BPA Declared Toxic In Canada

Julie188 writes "The Canadian government has formally declared bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical widely used to create clear, hard plastics, as well as food can liners, to be a toxic substance. Does this mean that you'll be tackled by the Canadian Mounties if you stroll around with some bottled water? Not exactly. Being a toxic chemical doesn't mean you can't get a little love. The government will at first try and set limits on how much BPA can be released into the air or water by factories that use the compound."

But asbestos is fine!

[dskoll]

So, our wonderful government declares BPA toxic, while at the same time continuing to deny asbestos's toxicity and exporting asbestos to the rest of the world.

It's all domestic politics. Banning asbestos would annoy Quebec, the major producer...

Warning label is in order

[poltsy]

Do not eat the bottle.

Re:But asbestos is fine!

[cheater512]

And how much glass is broken on any given day?
If glass was carcinogenic when broken, it too would be illegal to use.

Travel to any developing country

[arcite]

and you will find their sewage ducts, waterways, roadsides, well...everywhere actually choked with BPA plastic bags and food containers. Standard practice is to just burn the stuff, but it usually causes localized flooding disease first. Oh yea, the ocean is full of the stuff too. Aren't we humans a wonderful species?

BPA declared toxic in Canada

[12WTF$]

but the vast oceans of residue from tar sands mining has now been proven both nutritious and delicious, eh!

Re:Thermal Receipts have the most BPA

[TermV]

Bisphenol A is a coating painted on thermal paper that readily comes off onto your hands and will transfer onto anything you touch. This stuff must be coating everything near the cash registers at your local supermarket. There's apparently 60-100mg of Bisphenol A on the average receipt. At least in polycarbonate it's bonded into the plastic and doesn't just come out.

Re:Glass Brita Pitcher!?

[Grishnakh]

but outsiders so seldom win office (the most recent one I can think of is Ventura in Minnesota), that I feel it's usually better to try for the lesser of the 2 evils than throw my vote away on a futile protest.

This is exactly the mentality that prevents outsiders from ever winning office. If you vote for evil, then you will surely get evil.