South Dakota considers BPA bill this year
In January, we told you about 28 states that are considering toxic chemicals legislation in 2012.
The forward momentum continues with South Dakota. State Representative Marc Feinstein (D-Sioux Falls) is sponsoring a bill in the house which would prohibit the sale of bottles and other baby products containing bisphenol A (BPA).
The bill will first be heart in the Health and Human Services Committee, where 11 of 13 members have endorsed the bill, indicating the strong bi-partisan support for the bill. The bill is co-sponsored by several Republicans and at least one Independent.Bisphenol A is ubiquitous in our lives, and is found in canned goods, register receipts and dental sealants and is linked with health concerns including behavioral impacts in young children, reproductive issues, diabetes, obesity and cancer. If passed, South Dakota would become the 12th state to have a ban of BPA in some capacity on the books.
You can read more about state activity this year on our full report of 2012 legislation.
Recent Toxics News...
09/01/10. BPA ban goes down in California Senate. News Inferno.
08/31/10. ECOS passes resolution calling for federal chemical policy reform. Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.
08/26/10. Healthy Stuff releases results of back to school products. Healthy Stuff.
08/24/10. BPA in California's Babies -- What's the Hold UP?. CHANGE California.
08/16/10. CEH in Action: Making bounce houses safe. Generation Green.
08/09/10. Girls hit puberty at younger ages. Wall Street Journal.
08/04/10. Lee Doren of How the World Works slams Annie Leonard's Story of Cosmetics. Treehugger.
08/03/10. BPA may harm sperm in men, University of Michigan finds. AnnArbor.com.
08/02/10. US Regulators lack data on health risks of most chemicals. Washington Post.
07/27/10. EWG tests find high BPA loads on receipts. EWG.
07/22/10. Momentum builds in Congress to overhaul US chemicals policy. Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.
07/19/10. The Power of Proposition 65: What you don't see. CHANGE California.
06/30/10. Australia announces BPA baby bottle phase out. Australian Food News.
06/24/10. California unveils regulations to rid consumer products of riskiest chemicals. Environmental Health News.
06/22/10. All eyes on California strawberries. Civil Eats.
06/10/10. Group finds lead in kids' drinks. NPR.
06/10/10. Germany recommends limiting BPA. Food Safety News.
05/31/10. The plastic panic: How worried should we be about everyday chemicals?. The New Yorker.
05/20/10. Wal-Mart pulls Miley Cyrus jewelry over high levels of toxic cadmium found by AP. Associated Press.
05/13/10. BPA exposure in womb alters key mammary gland proteins at puberty. Environmental Health News.
05/12/10. Proposed BPA ban greeted skeptically by health regulators. Boston Globe.
05/03/10. Editorial: Is this good for you? Are you eating bisphenol A?. Houston Chronicle.
04/29/10. Food saftey bill's ban on BPA resisted. Washington Post.
04/19/10. General Mills to pull BPA from organic tomato cans. GreenerDesign.
04/09/10. 3 common chemicals linked to early puberty. Mother Nature Network.
04/08/10. BPA ban on baby products urged.. UK Press Association.
04/08/10. Study: phthalates lower boys' IQ. Mother Nature Network.
04/07/10. Let EPA know you want strong controls on toxic chemicals. Seattle PI (blog).
04/06/10. Phenols, phthalates and phytoestrogen may impact female development. News Inferno.
04/06/10. Vermont Senate adopts BPA restrictions. Vermont Public Radio.
04/06/10. Recent news about BPA. Food Politics.
03/29/10. Toxic flame retardants manufactured by Chemtura may have caused massive harm. Healthy Child, Healthy World.
03/29/10. EPA to investigate environmental impact of BPA. USA Today.
03/24/10. EPA principles for safe drinking water? I'll drink to that!. Huffington Post.
03/23/10. Killer whales, toxic chemicals, and a mom. The Huffington Post.
03/19/10. Governor signs bill to ban BPA in children's dishware & sports bottles. Washington Toxics.
03/18/10. EDITORIAL: Feds dawdle on BPA health risk. New Haven Register.
03/18/10. Thermal paper from Appleton wins converts. Appleton Post-Crescent.
03/15/10. BPA-free Canned Food Options. The Soft Landing.
03/11/10. Oregon Environmental Council says fight to eliminate BPA from baby bottles, sippy cups, canned foods will go on. The Oregonian.
03/02/10. Washington State House passes ban on toxic BPA in baby bottles & kids' dishware. Washington Toxics.
03/02/10. 7 companies you can trust to use BPA-free cans. Treehugger.
02/28/10. BPA may raise risk of asthma in kids. Business Week.
02/26/10. A chemical that shouldn't be in breast milk. The News & Observer.
02/24/10. Do toxins cause autism? The New York Times.
02/23/10. Alternatives to BPA containers not easy ... The Washington Post.
02/16/10. Human testing at heart of debate over U.S. toxics law. The New York Times.
02/16/10. Banning BPA (radio show). Think Out Loud, Oregon Public Broadcasting.
02/16/10. Bans sought for chemical BPA in baby, toddler products. USA Today.
02/14/10. Regulator waffles on bisphenol A. Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.
02/09/10. BPA affects male rat fertility for generations. Environmental Health News.
