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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a harmful chemical found in many products we use every day, including the linings of food and drink cans, cash register receipts, and reusable sports bottles made from hard plastic. More than 150 peer-reviewed scientific studies have found potential health effects from exposure to BPA, which include breast and prostate cancer, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and a wide range of developmental problems.
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The Campaign
We first raised the alarm about BPA and its potential health effects in 2007 when we led the campaign to get BPA banned in plastic baby bottles. Thanks to our work, baby bottles with BPA can no longer be sold in Canada, the first ban on BPA in the world. That's a tremendous victory for children's health.
Tests done recently by the federal government found that 91% of children and adults in Canada have BPA in their bodies. We think that's a dangerous situation. That's why we're now working to extend the ban on BPA to all food and beverage containers, and to other common sources such as cash register receipts.
