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Plastic Chemical BPA Declared Toxic In Canada

Posted by Soulskill on from the good-thing-it's-not-toxic-here dept.

Julie188 writes "The Canadian government has formally declared bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical widely used to create clear, hard plastics, as well as food can liners, to be a toxic substance. Does this mean that you'll be tackled by the Canadian Mounties if you stroll around with some bottled water? Not exactly. Being a toxic chemical doesn't mean you can't get a little love. The government will at first try and set limits on how much BPA can be released into the air or water by factories that use the compound."

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  1. But asbestos is fine! by dskoll · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So, our wonderful government declares BPA toxic, while at the same time continuing to deny asbestos's toxicity and exporting asbestos to the rest of the world.

    It's all domestic politics. Banning asbestos would annoy Quebec, the major producer...

  2. Re:Glass Brita Pitcher!? by Grishnakh · · Score: 3, Insightful

    but outsiders so seldom win office (the most recent one I can think of is Ventura in Minnesota), that I feel it's usually better to try for the lesser of the 2 evils than throw my vote away on a futile protest.

    This is exactly the mentality that prevents outsiders from ever winning office. If you vote for evil, then you will surely get evil.