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Take Action: Ban the Harmful Chemical BPA Once and for All!
There are many known health risks associated with BPA. Voice your concern now.
Goal: 15,000
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Progress: 1,903
Sponsored by: The Breast Cancer Site
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a harmful chemical that has been known to negatively affect fetal and infant brain development, as well as interfere with memory and the brain's basic learning processes. Worse, BPA was once used in several types of children's products such as baby bottles and formula packaging — until the FDA ruled that BPA can no longer be used in these products.
This was a significant step in protecting children from this harmful chemical; but BPA isn't outlawed altogether. In fact BPA is still used in various food packaging, soup cans, soda cans, and more. With all of the serious health risks BPA presents, why is it still being used in any products at all?
There are perfectly safe alternatives to BPA, yet manufacturers continue to use the chemical. Write to Senator Dianne Feinstein, ardent opponent to the use of BPA, asking her to draft legislation that would ban BPA in ALL consumer products.
Dear Senator Feinstein,
You are currently sponsoring bills related to banning BPA — but I would like you to take one step further and ask that BPA is prohibited in ALL consumer products. BPA has been shown to cause serious health problems, ranging from birth defects to stunted brain development. Its inherent risks render it completely useless for human consumption.
I am confused as to why BPA has been banned for use in children's products but is still allowed to be utilized in the manufacture of other products, like soup and soda cans and other food packaging. Exposure happens when the chemical seeps from the plastic container into the contents it's holding. However, alternatives to BPA, such as corn-based substances, do not present this risk.
I am writing to ask that you draft legislation addressing the danger of BPA and stand up for the health of Americans.
Thank you for your time.
Petition Signatures
May 14, 2013
Jan Lampaert
May 13, 2013
Amanda Leon
May 13, 2013
sandi crist
May 13, 2013
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nicole thomas
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Elsa Enstrom
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Elizabeth Melton
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Cherie Flint
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Kenneth Davies
May 5, 2013
Penny Pursley
May 5, 2013
Richard Bosboom
May 4, 2013
James Crewe
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Pamela Spacek
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Charlotte Grillot
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Morag Miller
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Evelyn Adams
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Paul Henry
May 3, 2013
Joan Marks
May 2, 2013
Veronica Lewis
May 2, 2013
DEBBIE PHILLIPS
Apr 30, 2013
Randall Phillips
Apr 29, 2013
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Alan Kardoff
Apr 28, 2013
nikki shreve
Apr 27, 2013
Chase Hammons
Apr 27, 2013
Karolina Kunka
Apr 27, 2013
Stacy Saxe
Apr 26, 2013
Jonathan Neiss
There are always safer alternatives than highly toxic chemicals. And if the chemical companies start producing the alternatives, they won't even lose money...so there is absolutely no reason not to switch to safer options.
Apr 26, 2013
sandra patterson
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shelby petty
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michelle flammia
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Lauren Snelling
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elissa hornbeck
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Shelley Cox
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Amy Mulvany
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Tammy Young
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Leslie Poms
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Marie-laurence Yans
Apr 13, 2013
Emily Waters
