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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2017 - 2018
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 17, 2017 02:07 PM |
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| From: | Representative Angel Cruz |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Banning the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food and beverage container products (Former HB 546) |
| In the near future I will be reintroducing legislation that proposes to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in all food and beverage containers that are manufactured, sold or distributed within Pennsylvania. BPA is an industrial chemical used to make polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins which are often used in many containers that store food and beverages, such as water bottles, baby bottles, and food cans.While the use of BPA for the purpose of food storage has yielded many benefits by way of preventing contamination and extending the shelf life of foods; this advantage has come with a considerable and hazardous cost. In recent years, many reputable scientific studies have found that the chemical bisphenol A poses serious risks to the overall health of human beings, particularly to that of infants and young children. Specifically, studies have linked BPA to serious health problems such as breast and prostate cancer, as well as autism, heart disease, and certain reproductive abnormalities. Across the nation, many commendable efforts have been made to ban the use of BPA in the manufacture of baby and toddler products. However, the task of protecting Pennsylvania’s entire general populace from the dangers which BPA poses remains paramount. As such, I intend to reintroduce legislation that proposes to ban the use of BPA in all products manufactured for the storage of food and beverages. Previous co-sponsors: YOUNGBLOOD, COHEN, V. BROWN, THOMAS, BISHOP, MILLARD, BROWNLEE, C. PARKER, McNEILL, CALTAGIRONE AND MURT |
Introduced as HB688