California Assembly passes BPA ban; next step is reconciliation vote
The California Assembly has passed a bill to ban the plastic additive Bisphenol A (BPA), which is used as a liner in food and beverage cans and in hard plastic containers like baby bottles and cups. The bill would ban BPA by January 2012 in feeding products for children under the age of three, and in all infant formula by July 2012.
The bill will next return to the Senate, which previously passed its own version, for a reconciliation vote. If passed, it will go to the governor to be signed into law.
