Watch a video of news footage from ABC News about a chemical threat in plastics. This news coverage warns of toxic chemicals in everyday products that we use regularly.  This warning is especially important for parents because these chemicals were found in popular plastic baby bottles and it exposes the dangers and threat on children’s health.

Environment California used independent labs to conduct a study that showed the five top baby bottles sold by Gerber, Playtex, AVENT, Dr. Brown's and Evenflo leached toxic chemicals. "Every one of those five brands of baby bottle leached a toxic chemical called Bisphenol A into the liquids inside the bottle. Bisphenol A has been linked to cancer, obesity, diabetes and a lot of other serious problems.”

Watch a video on how legislators are set to pass Assembly Bill 319, a ban on some toxic chemicals in baby’s bottles. “They say two kinds of chemicals, phthalates and bisphenol-a, are found in everything from clear plastic baby bottles to teething rings. According to their research with rodents, it can lead to abnormal genital development, and the early onset of puberty.”

“Several popular baby bottle brands have been found to leach potentially harmful levels of a toxic chemical linked to developmental, neural and reproductive problems, according to a study released today by an environmental policy group. The group tested five popular baby bottle brands—Avent, Dr. Brown's, Evenflo, Gerber and Playtex—all five of which leached bisphenol A at levels "found to cause harm in numerous laboratory animal studies.”

Watch a video on a study that warns of plastic baby bottle safety.  Experts recommend chemical toxin free baby feeding systems such as glass baby bottles.

Watch a video about a report authored by Frederick Vom Saal, a biologist at the University of Missouri, which warns that a chemical used to make a wide variety of plastic goods, including most baby bottles, may not be safe.

Parents say that “it’s pretty troubling to think that you’ve been giving your baby toxic chemicals.”  The California Environment Research and Policy Center says some hard plastic baby bottles may pose a potential danger to infants.  Now, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and one of the world’s foremost medical research centers, is intervening to review the issue.

"Chemicals in plastics like some drink bottles, babies' bottles and food containers are raising women's risk of breast cancer, says a visiting US expert."

A new joint study from the Environment Working Group and Easy Bay Municipal Utility District finds chemicals like phthalates and Bisphenol A in the Bay heading into treated water and it could have detrimental impact on health. "It doesn't make sense to try and remove them. I mean for instance reverse osmosis, desalination plant could do that, but it's you know hundreds of times more expensive than the way we treat our waste right now."

“During the first few years of life, exposure to certain toxic chemicals can disrupt the delicate process. Bisphenol A, a compound in hard, clear polycarbonate plastics that mimics the effects of estrogen, has raised particular concern because it interferes with hormone levels and cell signaling systems. In August, several dozen scientists issued a review of 700 studies on BPA warning that the levels most people are exposed to put them at elevated risk of uterine fibroids, endometriosis, breast cancer, decreased sperm counts, and prostate cancer. Infants, the report said, are most vulnerable to BPA.”

“More and more consumers -- new mothers are leading the pack -- are expressing concern about potentially toxic chemicals in plastic products. Baby blogs are abuzz with warnings about chemicals in baby bottles and toys. Retailers say that demand for glass baby bottles is higher than it's been in decades and that shoppers are snatching up bottles and training cups made from plastics without bisphenol A. California lawmakers have taken notice: Last week, the state Legislature passed a bill to ban certain phthalates in plastic items meant for children younger than 3.”

Several dozen scientists, including four from federal health agencies, issued a strongly worded consensus statement, backed by a recent study and five scientific reviews summarizing 700 studies, warning that bisphenol A is likely causing an array of serious reproductive disorders in people. They said that infants and fetuses are most vulnerable. Get the study here. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08906238

State legislators will decide how to improve the safety of baby products that contain toxic chemicals. This could lead to California becoming the first state to ban several toxic chemicals in baby products. Could this, finally, be the start of federal government involvement following in the footsteps of the European Union?

A major California city is unwavering in its attempt to ban some chemicals in plastic baby bottles, pacifiers, and toys that may harm young children.  Under proposed ordinance, products with Bisphenol A and some forms of phthalates would have restrictions or be banned. “The widely used industrial chemicals of bisphenol A and phthalates are virtually unknown to the public. But in the last five years, studies have indicated possible damage to the human reproductive system, particularly if exposure occurs during early development.”  

California legislature considers a ban on Bisphenol A in children’s products. A committee has turned up a number of studies showing that Bisphenol A and some phthalates can cause hormone and nerve damage in young children.

The Canadian government, under the Environmental Protection Act, have identified Bisphenol A and phthalates in plastic as restricted chemicals and to be watched for their effect on human health.

“If I was a woman who was pregnant—or thinking about becoming pregnant—I would try hard to avoid exposure to BPA," say a Duke University researcher.  “Ample evidence exists that BPA can harm lab animals at concentrations below those already occurring in most people. That was the primary conclusion of a consensus statement published in the August-September Reproductive Toxicology by 38 scientists on one of the two NTP panels.”

“A seasoned mass torts litigation attorney, who has devoted his career to the pursuit of justice for the middle class, has filed a billion dollar class action suit Monday morning at the Los Angeles Superior Court against five leading manufacturers of baby bottles. The suit has been filed on behalf of the babies of California, who may have been injured by drinking out of plastic bottles that contain the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A.”