Law To Ban BPA In Children's Products Announced By US Senators

Medical News Today: "Talking about the BPA-Free Kids Act on Sunday, Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand said there have been enough warning signs about the health risks of BPA and yet:

'We have to worry because manufacturers are still using this chemical widely, and it's getting into our foods,' Schumer told the press."

The BPA-Free Kids Act will make it illegal to make and sell infant and toddler beverage containers containing BPA. It will also require that any children's food or beverage container that is "composed in whole or in part be treated as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act".

Any violations of the BPA-Free Kids Act, including failure to test, certify and label products as required by the Act, will be liable to criminal and civil prosecutions.