There are signs that the market is paying attention, as major manufacturers begin to change product formulations based on consumer concern. Last week, the country's six largest manufacturers of baby bottles agreed to stop using another controversial plastics additive, bisphenol A, or BPA, as states consider banning the chemical.

BPA is a high-protein chemical that has been used for decades to make polycarbonate plastics and epoxy linings for food cans. Concerns about it are growing because studies show it mimics estrogen and has been linked to developmental problems and precancerous growths in animals.

Beinecke called the companies' decisions a "testament to the power of consumers to make a difference."

Reprinted from Greenwire with permission from Environment & Energy Publishing, LLC. www.eenews.net, 202-628-6500

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1. 1. hnkelley 03:56 PM 3/13/09

   This is a great move, both for our health and their marketing. This is the very definition of "win-win". ~Assuming they actually do as they claim.~
   
   Now if we can just get the food industry to list all of THEIR ingredients!

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2. 2. mtrancher 03:57 PM 3/18/09

   At least we now have country-of-origin information on the fresh food products! That has been a tough struggle by the ag industry over many years.

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