Tell the FDA: No BPA in food packaging

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From: "Elijah Zarlin, CREDO Action" <act@credoaction.com>
Date: Mar 24, 2012 8:12 AM
Subject: Tell the FDA: No BPA in food packaging
To: "Daniel A. Stafford"

The science is clear. BPA is dangerous. It's time for FDA to stop allowing BPA to be used in our food packaging. Send a message to the FDA before its March 31st decision. The FDA decides on March 31st if it will ban BPA in food packaging. Dear Daniel, The toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) was recently banned in California from being used in baby bottles and sippy cups. But thanks to the lobbying of the American Chemistry Council and other chemical manufacturers, BPA continues to be allowed in food and beverage packaging including the lining in most canned food and soup. The FDA can put a stop to it. The agency will decide on March 31st whether or not to continue allowing bisphenol A (BPA) to be used in food packaging. It needs to stand up to industry pressure and protect us from this dangerous chemical. Tell the FDA: No BPA in food packaging! BPA is a hormone disruptor that has been linked to a long list of serious health issues, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, early puberty, miscarriages and brain and heart disorders.1 It's so ubiquitous, it's even used in things like store receipts and plastic bags, and it is estimated that BPA can be found in 90% of our bodies.2 FDA's deadline comes in response to a formal petition filed in 2008 by the Natural Resources Defence Council. FDA failed to respond, and finally in December, a federal judge said it must make a final decision on BPA in food packaging by March 31st.3 Early last year, FDA admitted that BPA use raised "some concern," reversing a long maintained position that BPA was safe in low doses, as evidence mounted rapidly of BPA's health risks, which in addition to increased propensity for some diseases, include infertility and behavioral problems in children. The science on BPA is clear, and its health impacts are far reaching, and deeply concerning. BPA isn't safe to be used in food packaging and the FDA needs to take action to protect us from BPA: http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5542065&id=37220-2914033-UZtP%3Dkx&t=7 Thank you for fighting to keep us safe from toxic chemicals. Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets 1. "A Survey of Bisphenol A in U.S. Canned Foods," Environmental Working Group, March 2007 2. "High BPA levels found in at least 90% of moms-to-be," USA Today, October 11, 2010 3. "FDA agrees to determine safety of BPA," Washington Post, December 7, 2011 Share on Facebook Post to your wall Tweet this Post to Twitter © 2012 CREDO. All rights reserved.