date:Jun 15, 2012
ent law so that BPA can no longer be used in infant formula packaging.
This will be the first time the FDA initiated a rule change for infant formula and use of BPA, said Markey.
Identical petitions calling for a BPA ban in packaging for canned food and beverages and small reusable household containers were rejected by the FDA because it found the substance was still being used by industry.
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But Markey said the petition acceptance should only be the start of wider ac