Summary : Prohibits the manufacture and sale of BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups. The law also prohibits retailers from selling any such products, without exception. Summary : Additional BPA legislation that prohibits the sale of food containers or packaging containing BPA by manufacturers on January 1, and by retailers by January 1, The bill also prohibits similarly hazardous replacements.
Summary: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain bottles and cups that contain intentionally added BPA and are intended primarily for use by young children and infants. Assembly Bill Summary : Makes selling, offering for sale, or distributing a food or beverage container made with BPA a consumer fraud practice if the packaging is intended for use by young children. February 7, died in committee. Summary : Bans manufacture, sale, or distribution of any toy or child care product containing BPA intended for use by a child under Summary : Requires that any food packaging that contains BPA shall display a label on the front of the package stating "This package contains bisphenol A.
Summary : No person or entity shall manufacture, sell, or distribute in commerce in this state 1 any reusable food or beverage container containing BPA or 2 any infant formula or baby food stored in a plastic container or jar that contains BPA. Beginning July 1, , no person or entity shall manufacture, sell, or distribute in commerce in this state any infant formula or baby food stored in a can that contains BPA.
Manufacturers shall use the least toxic alternative when replacing BPA. Summary : No manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use any bottle, cup, or other container, except a metal can, that contains BPA if that container is designed or intended to be filled with any liquid, food, or beverage primarily for the consumption from that container by children 3 years of age or younger and is sold or distributed without containing any liquid, food, or beverage.
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January 22, Delaware House Bill Summary : Expands existing BPA legislation to any reusable food container or food containers directed at children. January 30, Massachusetts Senate Bill Summary : Prohibits the use of BPA in child care products that are intended to facilitate sleep or relaxation such as pacifiers or teething devices.
January 22, New York Senate Bill Summary : Bans liquids, foods, and beverages in containers containing BPA with a least-toxic-alternative-replacement requirement.
January 30, Texas House Bill Summary : Prohibits the manufacture and sale of toys, cosmetics, teething products, or feeding products containing BPA intended for use by an infant or child younger than 3 years of age. July 13, Delaware Senate Bill 70 Summary : Prohibits BPA in plastic products marketed for use by children including baby bottles, water bottles, containers for food storage, lining in metal cans for baby products, and other containers used for food or beverage storage for products consumed by children.
June 30, District of Columbia Council Bill Summary : The bill prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, or distribution in commerce of any product intended for use by children under the age of 6 that contains BPA. March 31, Illinois Senate Bill Summary : Prohibits manufacturers from making or wholesalers from selling food or beverage containers containing BPA intended for children under the age of 3 as of January 1, June 4, Maryland Senate Bill Summary : Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of bottles or cups for children under 4 years old that contain BPA.
May 17, Nevada Assembly Bill Summary: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain bottles and cups that contain intentionally added BPA and are intended primarily for use by young children and infants.
May 28, New Jersey Assembly Bill Summary : Makes selling, offering for sale, or distributing a food or beverage container made with BPA a consumer fraud practice if the packaging is intended for use by young children. For consumers, it can be hard to identify which products are made from polycarbonate plastics. To protect their citizens from the harmful effects of BPA, several jurisdictions have introduced regulations to restrict the use of BPA in a range of products, including FCM.
In , the BPA migration limit in toys for young children, or other toys that are intended to be placed in the mouth, was strengthened 2. In addition to EU-wide regulations, stakeholders should also be aware that several EU Member States have implemented national prohibitions on the use of BPA in products. These go beyond EU regulations and include:. BPA is regulated by a host of jurisdictions across the US, including federal, state and county governments.
Although the scope of regulated products varies between jurisdictions, many relate to FCM and especially those designed and intended for use by young children. At the Federal level, epoxy resins are prohibited, when they are derived from BPA and epichlorohydrin, as coatings in packaging for powdered and liquid infant formula.
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