Bisphenol A, commonly abbreviated as BPA, is an organic compound with two phenol functional groups. It is a difunctional building block of several important plastics and plastic additives. With an annual production of 2–3 million metric tonnes, .
The potentially dangerous chemical Bisphenol-A will be banned in all cups sold in Wisconsin for young children under a bill signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jim Doyle.
Wisconsin is the third state, after Minnesota and Connecticut, to pass such a ban.The American Chemistry Council, an industry trade group that represents BPA producers including Dow Chemical Co., has said BPA is safe and has been widely used for more than half a century.
The FDA has set aside $30 million for additional studies over the next two years.
Chicago also has a BPA ban applying to bottles and cups intended for those 3 and younger
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