Lawmakers To Look At Baby Bottle Safety
New Study Raises Concerns About Plastic
POSTED: 6:14 am EST February 7,
2008
BOSTON -- The safety of baby bottles sold in Massachusetts will be in the spotlight on Beacon Hill Thursday.Lawmakers and advocates will release findings of a new study that show BPA, a synthetic plastic used to make some bottles causes serious health problems, from diabetes and obesity, to cancer.
Advocates are pushing for a bill to be passed that would require a substitute chemical be used to make the bottles here in Massachusetts.
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