date:Jun 15, 2012
The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) this week said itmay revise its regulations to outlaw the use of BPA in infant formula following a petition from Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.).
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The request, sent in March 2012, called on the federal agency to ban BPA -not on health grounds but because manufacturers have abandoned use of the controversial substance in these products.
In a letter sent to Markey earlier this month, the FDAs Vanee Komolprasert confirmed that it would be adop