State can stop use of chemical that is linked to many diseases | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME

The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME: "A single serving of canned food a day, for an adult, provides the same dose of BPA — proportionate to body weight — that has been shown to cause harm in lab rats. Imagine, then, the degree to which our children, with their small, fragile bodies and still-developing systems, are exposed.

The good news is that in the case of BPA, bans work. In Japan, efforts to reduce the use of BPA have resulted in significantly lower body levels of the chemical. It has now been restricted in seven states — including Washington, New York and Connecticut — and it has been banned throughout Canada."