Re: France bans bisphenol-A in baby bottles

[Guest guest]

Good for them, it should never have been added to

plastic at all.

On 6/25/2010 3:58 AM, jeremy9282 wrote:

France bans bisphenol-A in baby bottles

European

Plastics News staff

Posted 25

June 2010 8:42 am GMT

http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id=1277455368

The French government this week banned the use of bisphenol-A

(BPA) in baby bottles, with a vote on whether to ban the chemical in

all products planned for next year.

Yvon Collin, the left-wing senator which put forward the law,

proposed a ban on BPA in all plastic products that come into contact to

food. The bill was amended by the senate before being passed.

Several groups in France are campaigning for the blanket ban on

the chemical, which has been linked to problems including cancer,

diabetes and male fertility problems, and feel that the ban on BPA in

baby bottles does not go far enough.

André Cicolella from the Réseau environnement santé called the law

"illogical".

"It is absurd to want to project babies fed by bottle but not

worry about babies that are breastfed," he said.

Meanwhile EFSA, which is charged with delivering scientific advice

to the European Commission, has delayed its latest opinion on

bisphenol-A to take on board the latest scientific findings.

Back in March this year, EFSA held a meeting with national experts

on BPA from several EU Member States and members of its scientific

Panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing

aids (CEF Panel). At that meeting, EFSA outlined the CEF Panel's draft

opinion on BPA and called on national experts to submit any new

evidence for consideration in its final opinion.

The CEF Panel was due to deliver that opinion at the end of last

month (May) but this has now been put back to early July to allow it to

consider additional data that has been published in recent months, as

well as some of the scientific arguments behind decisions made by

individual European governments.

[Guest guest]

Good for them, it should never have been added to

plastic at all.

On 6/25/2010 3:58 AM, jeremy9282 wrote:

France bans bisphenol-A in baby bottles

European

Plastics News staff

Posted 25

June 2010 8:42 am GMT

http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id=1277455368

The French government this week banned the use of bisphenol-A

(BPA) in baby bottles, with a vote on whether to ban the chemical in

all products planned for next year.

Yvon Collin, the left-wing senator which put forward the law,

proposed a ban on BPA in all plastic products that come into contact to

food. The bill was amended by the senate before being passed.

Several groups in France are campaigning for the blanket ban on

the chemical, which has been linked to problems including cancer,

diabetes and male fertility problems, and feel that the ban on BPA in

baby bottles does not go far enough.

André Cicolella from the Réseau environnement santé called the law

"illogical".

"It is absurd to want to project babies fed by bottle but not

worry about babies that are breastfed," he said.

Meanwhile EFSA, which is charged with delivering scientific advice

to the European Commission, has delayed its latest opinion on

bisphenol-A to take on board the latest scientific findings.

Back in March this year, EFSA held a meeting with national experts

on BPA from several EU Member States and members of its scientific

Panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing

aids (CEF Panel). At that meeting, EFSA outlined the CEF Panel's draft

opinion on BPA and called on national experts to submit any new

evidence for consideration in its final opinion.

The CEF Panel was due to deliver that opinion at the end of last

month (May) but this has now been put back to early July to allow it to

consider additional data that has been published in recent months, as

well as some of the scientific arguments behind decisions made by

individual European governments.

[Guest guest]

Good for them, it should never have been added to

plastic at all.

On 6/25/2010 3:58 AM, jeremy9282 wrote:

France bans bisphenol-A in baby bottles

European

Plastics News staff

Posted 25

June 2010 8:42 am GMT

http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id=1277455368

The French government this week banned the use of bisphenol-A

(BPA) in baby bottles, with a vote on whether to ban the chemical in

all products planned for next year.

Yvon Collin, the left-wing senator which put forward the law,

proposed a ban on BPA in all plastic products that come into contact to

food. The bill was amended by the senate before being passed.

Several groups in France are campaigning for the blanket ban on

the chemical, which has been linked to problems including cancer,

diabetes and male fertility problems, and feel that the ban on BPA in

baby bottles does not go far enough.

André Cicolella from the Réseau environnement santé called the law

"illogical".

"It is absurd to want to project babies fed by bottle but not

worry about babies that are breastfed," he said.

Meanwhile EFSA, which is charged with delivering scientific advice

to the European Commission, has delayed its latest opinion on

bisphenol-A to take on board the latest scientific findings.

Back in March this year, EFSA held a meeting with national experts

on BPA from several EU Member States and members of its scientific

Panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing

aids (CEF Panel). At that meeting, EFSA outlined the CEF Panel's draft

opinion on BPA and called on national experts to submit any new

evidence for consideration in its final opinion.

The CEF Panel was due to deliver that opinion at the end of last

month (May) but this has now been put back to early July to allow it to

consider additional data that has been published in recent months, as

well as some of the scientific arguments behind decisions made by

individual European governments.

[Guest guest]

Good for them, it should never have been added to

plastic at all.

On 6/25/2010 3:58 AM, jeremy9282 wrote:

France bans bisphenol-A in baby bottles

European

Plastics News staff

Posted 25

June 2010 8:42 am GMT

http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id=1277455368

The French government this week banned the use of bisphenol-A

(BPA) in baby bottles, with a vote on whether to ban the chemical in

all products planned for next year.

Yvon Collin, the left-wing senator which put forward the law,

proposed a ban on BPA in all plastic products that come into contact to

food. The bill was amended by the senate before being passed.

Several groups in France are campaigning for the blanket ban on

the chemical, which has been linked to problems including cancer,

diabetes and male fertility problems, and feel that the ban on BPA in

baby bottles does not go far enough.

André Cicolella from the Réseau environnement santé called the law

"illogical".

"It is absurd to want to project babies fed by bottle but not

worry about babies that are breastfed," he said.

Meanwhile EFSA, which is charged with delivering scientific advice

to the European Commission, has delayed its latest opinion on

bisphenol-A to take on board the latest scientific findings.

Back in March this year, EFSA held a meeting with national experts

on BPA from several EU Member States and members of its scientific

Panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing

aids (CEF Panel). At that meeting, EFSA outlined the CEF Panel's draft

opinion on BPA and called on national experts to submit any new

evidence for consideration in its final opinion.

The CEF Panel was due to deliver that opinion at the end of last

month (May) but this has now been put back to early July to allow it to

consider additional data that has been published in recent months, as

well as some of the scientific arguments behind decisions made by

individual European governments.

[Guest guest]

It's a start Jim & one I hope leads to a wider ban throughout all of

Europe.

There was a programme on excerpt BBC N Ireland the other night on this

subject, with links to some interesting work being carried out by the

University of Ulster.

I'll see what I can find

Regards

J

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> > France bans bisphenol-A in baby bottles

> >

> > European Plastics News staff

> > Posted 25 June 2010 8:42 am GMT

> >

> >

http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id=\

1277455368

> >

<http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id\

=1277455368>

> >

> > The French government this week banned the use of bisphenol-A (BPA)

in

> > baby bottles, with a vote on whether to ban the chemical in all

> > products planned for next year.

> >

> > Yvon Collin, the left-wing senator which put forward the law,

proposed

> > a ban on BPA in all plastic products that come into contact to food.

> > The bill was amended by the senate before being passed.

> >

> > Several groups in France are campaigning for the blanket ban on the

> > chemical, which has been linked to problems including cancer,

diabetes

> > and male fertility problems, and feel that the ban on BPA in baby

> > bottles does not go far enough.

> >

> > André Cicolella from the Réseau environnement santé called

the law

> > " illogical " .

> >

> > " It is absurd to want to project babies fed by bottle but not worry

> > about babies that are breastfed, " he said.

> >

> > Meanwhile EFSA, which is charged with delivering scientific advice

to

> > the European Commission, has delayed its latest opinion on

bisphenol-A

> > to take on board the latest scientific findings.

> >

> > Back in March this year, EFSA held a meeting with national experts

on

> > BPA from several EU Member States and members of its scientific

Panel

> > on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids

> > (CEF Panel). At that meeting, EFSA outlined the CEF Panel's draft

> > opinion on BPA and called on national experts to submit any new

> > evidence for consideration in its final opinion.

> >

> > The CEF Panel was due to deliver that opinion at the end of last

month

> > (May) but this has now been put back to early July to allow it to

> > consider additional data that has been published in recent months,

as

> > well as some of the scientific arguments behind decisions made by

> > individual European governments.

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

It's a start Jim & one I hope leads to a wider ban throughout all of

Europe.

There was a programme on excerpt BBC N Ireland the other night on this

subject, with links to some interesting work being carried out by the

University of Ulster.

I'll see what I can find

Regards

J

> >

> >

> > France bans bisphenol-A in baby bottles

> >

> > European Plastics News staff

> > Posted 25 June 2010 8:42 am GMT

> >

> >

http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id=\

1277455368

> >

<http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id\

=1277455368>

> >

> > The French government this week banned the use of bisphenol-A (BPA)

in

> > baby bottles, with a vote on whether to ban the chemical in all

> > products planned for next year.

> >

> > Yvon Collin, the left-wing senator which put forward the law,

proposed

> > a ban on BPA in all plastic products that come into contact to food.

> > The bill was amended by the senate before being passed.

> >

> > Several groups in France are campaigning for the blanket ban on the

> > chemical, which has been linked to problems including cancer,

diabetes

> > and male fertility problems, and feel that the ban on BPA in baby

> > bottles does not go far enough.

> >

> > André Cicolella from the Réseau environnement santé called

the law

> > " illogical " .

> >

> > " It is absurd to want to project babies fed by bottle but not worry

> > about babies that are breastfed, " he said.

> >

> > Meanwhile EFSA, which is charged with delivering scientific advice

to

> > the European Commission, has delayed its latest opinion on

bisphenol-A

> > to take on board the latest scientific findings.

> >

> > Back in March this year, EFSA held a meeting with national experts

on

> > BPA from several EU Member States and members of its scientific

Panel

> > on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids

> > (CEF Panel). At that meeting, EFSA outlined the CEF Panel's draft

> > opinion on BPA and called on national experts to submit any new

> > evidence for consideration in its final opinion.

> >

> > The CEF Panel was due to deliver that opinion at the end of last

month

> > (May) but this has now been put back to early July to allow it to

> > consider additional data that has been published in recent months,

as

> > well as some of the scientific arguments behind decisions made by

> > individual European governments.

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

It's a start Jim & one I hope leads to a wider ban throughout all of

Europe.

There was a programme on excerpt BBC N Ireland the other night on this

subject, with links to some interesting work being carried out by the

University of Ulster.

I'll see what I can find

Regards

J

> >

> >

> > France bans bisphenol-A in baby bottles

> >

> > European Plastics News staff

> > Posted 25 June 2010 8:42 am GMT

> >

> >

http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id=\

1277455368

> >

<http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id\

=1277455368>

> >

> > The French government this week banned the use of bisphenol-A (BPA)

in

> > baby bottles, with a vote on whether to ban the chemical in all

> > products planned for next year.

> >

> > Yvon Collin, the left-wing senator which put forward the law,

proposed

> > a ban on BPA in all plastic products that come into contact to food.

> > The bill was amended by the senate before being passed.

> >

> > Several groups in France are campaigning for the blanket ban on the

> > chemical, which has been linked to problems including cancer,

diabetes

> > and male fertility problems, and feel that the ban on BPA in baby

> > bottles does not go far enough.

> >

> > André Cicolella from the Réseau environnement santé called

the law

> > " illogical " .

> >

> > " It is absurd to want to project babies fed by bottle but not worry

> > about babies that are breastfed, " he said.

> >

> > Meanwhile EFSA, which is charged with delivering scientific advice

to

> > the European Commission, has delayed its latest opinion on

bisphenol-A

> > to take on board the latest scientific findings.

> >

> > Back in March this year, EFSA held a meeting with national experts

on

> > BPA from several EU Member States and members of its scientific

Panel

> > on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids

> > (CEF Panel). At that meeting, EFSA outlined the CEF Panel's draft

> > opinion on BPA and called on national experts to submit any new

> > evidence for consideration in its final opinion.

> >

> > The CEF Panel was due to deliver that opinion at the end of last

month

> > (May) but this has now been put back to early July to allow it to

> > consider additional data that has been published in recent months,

as

> > well as some of the scientific arguments behind decisions made by

> > individual European governments.

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

It's a start Jim & one I hope leads to a wider ban throughout all of

Europe.

There was a programme on excerpt BBC N Ireland the other night on this

subject, with links to some interesting work being carried out by the

University of Ulster.

I'll see what I can find

Regards

J

> >

> >

> > France bans bisphenol-A in baby bottles

> >

> > European Plastics News staff

> > Posted 25 June 2010 8:42 am GMT

> >

> >

http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id=\

1277455368

> >

<http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1 & id\

=1277455368>

> >

> > The French government this week banned the use of bisphenol-A (BPA)

in

> > baby bottles, with a vote on whether to ban the chemical in all

> > products planned for next year.

> >

> > Yvon Collin, the left-wing senator which put forward the law,

proposed

> > a ban on BPA in all plastic products that come into contact to food.

> > The bill was amended by the senate before being passed.

> >

> > Several groups in France are campaigning for the blanket ban on the

> > chemical, which has been linked to problems including cancer,

diabetes

> > and male fertility problems, and feel that the ban on BPA in baby

> > bottles does not go far enough.

> >

> > André Cicolella from the Réseau environnement santé called

the law

> > " illogical " .

> >

> > " It is absurd to want to project babies fed by bottle but not worry

> > about babies that are breastfed, " he said.

> >

> > Meanwhile EFSA, which is charged with delivering scientific advice

to

> > the European Commission, has delayed its latest opinion on

bisphenol-A

> > to take on board the latest scientific findings.

> >

> > Back in March this year, EFSA held a meeting with national experts

on

> > BPA from several EU Member States and members of its scientific

Panel

> > on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids

> > (CEF Panel). At that meeting, EFSA outlined the CEF Panel's draft

> > opinion on BPA and called on national experts to submit any new

> > evidence for consideration in its final opinion.

> >

> > The CEF Panel was due to deliver that opinion at the end of last

month

> > (May) but this has now been put back to early July to allow it to

> > consider additional data that has been published in recent months,

as

> > well as some of the scientific arguments behind decisions made by

> > individual European governments.

> >

> >

> >

> >

>