BPA

September 18, 2008 - 12:37pm
PRESS RELEASE

***MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE*** Greenstein Multimedia Package on 'Toxic-Free Children's Products Act' Legislation

Assembly Democrats News Release

GREENSTEIN MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE ON 'TOXIC-FREE CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS ACT' LEGISLATION

(PLAINSBORO) - Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein (D-Middlesex) today issued a multimedia package on her legislation (A-2332) to prohibit children's products containing bisphenol-A and phthalates from being sold in the state.

It follows a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association that linked exposure to bisphenol-A with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and liver-enzyme abnormalities in adults.

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April 16, 2008 - 4:19pm
PRESS RELEASE

Greenstein, Lampitt: New Federal Report Supports Ban of Plastics Containing Dangerous Chemical

GREENSTEIN, LAMPITT: NEW FEDERAL REPORT SUPPORTS
BAN OF PLASTICS CONTAINING DANGEROUS CHEMICAL
Legislators Say National Toxicology Program's Paper Supports Efforts
To Protect Kids from Bisphenol-A

(TRENTON) - Assemblywomen Pam Lampitt and Linda Greenstein today said a draft federal report that concludes a chemical used in some plastics can put the health of babies and children at risk underscores the need for New Jersey to act immediately to ban bisphenol-A (BPA) from a variety of consumer products.

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February 22, 2008 - 2:17pm
PRESS RELEASE

LAMPITT INTRODUCES BILL TO REMOVE TOXIC BABY BOTTLES, OTHER PLASTICS FROM STORE SHELVES

LAMPITT INTRODUCES BILL TO REMOVE TOXIC BABY BOTTLES, OTHER PLASTICS FROM STORE SHELVES 

Measure Would Ban Containers that Contain Bisphenol-A

(TRENTON) – Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt recently introduced legislation to ban the sale of all plastic baby bottles, cans of baby formula, sippy cups and other food containers containing or lined with bisphenol-A, a chemical recently linked to neurological and behavioral problems in infants and babies.

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