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Article

31 Mar 2010

Author:
Martin Hickman, Independent (UK)

Investigation: Scandal of danger chemical in baby bottles

…BPA, a synthetically-produced hormonal substance which is added to plastics to make them tougher, is legal in Britain and most of the rest of the world, and Boots and Mothercare… have continued to sell off old stock containing the controversial chemical without labelling it on packaging…Boots, Mothercare and Disney insisted BPA bottles were safe, even though they have ordered its removal from current production…Breast Cancer UK has launched a campaign calling for the removal of BPA from baby products. Clare Dimmer, chair of trustees at the charity, said: "It's amazingly cynical that, despite the serious health concerns surrounding infant BPA exposure, retailers and manufacturers still find it perfectly acceptable to continue to sell BPA stock…[includes statements by Avent, Boots (part of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), Born Free, Mothercare, NUK, Tommee Tippee]