Brown Signs Betsy Butler's Baby Products Bill
Assembymember Betsy Butler, authored the Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act that prohibits BPAs in baby products.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill authored by Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, D-Marina del Rey, that bans a toxic chemical from baby products. The Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act prohibits the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A in baby products. More specifically, baby bottles and sippy cups that have a BPA level of more than 0.1 parts per billion will be banned from being manufactured, sold and distributed in California. Ten other states, as well as China and the European Union, have similar prohibitions. The ban will go into effect on July 1, 2013. In an interview with Patch last week, Butler noted the rise in levels of autism, cancer and other diseases, saying, "I can't imagine it doesn't have to do with the amount of plastics in our life and…
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