From the
Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel:
The Assembly voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to ban the sale and manufacture of
BPA in baby bottles and cups for children age 3 and younger, clearing the way for the matter to become law.
The measure, passed 95-2, also requires that these items made without BPA be labeled to let consumers know that they don't contain the chemical.
Last month, the state Senate unanimously passed an identical bill.
The measure moves to Gov. Jim Doyle for his signature to become law. He is expected to sign it.
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And from
KVAL.com (Eugene, Oregon):
A bill to ban a chemical used in rigid plastic baby bottles and "sippy cups" has failed on a tie vote in the Oregon Senate.
Advocates of the bill say bisphenol A is a hormone disrupter that poses multiple health hazards for fetuses and young children, and the federal government has failed to regulate it.
Opponents say federal regulators haven't concluded the chemical is a hazard, and the measure could lead to a ban on the chemical in the plastic liners of baby formula cans.
Oregon canneries opposed a provision in the bill that would apply to cans, so it had been taken out.