CANADA BANNING BISPHENOL A

It seems to be the topic of the week for Canadians! In case you haven't already heard the news the Canadian Government will be banning products that contain Bisphenol A from stores by the fall and have plans to limit the continued use of this chemical. The chemical is found in hard plastics (no.7) such as water and baby bottles and in the linings of cans. Bisphenol A exposure is most dangerous to children as it leaches out through their bottles into the liquids. Possible affects are future behavioural and neurological problems.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080419.BPA19/TPStory/National

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080418/bisphenol_announcement_080418/20080418?hub=Health

BABY PURITY THOUGHTS...
If you have small children I am sure you are just as concerned as I have been... most of us have heard about the concerns but now reality hits. What else is harming my children, what will they think of next?
For our family... it's time to do away with plastic containers... back to glass, wax paper for lunches and bring on the organic! You can just sense that change is on it's way. People are more educated on pesticides and chemicals in our foods. The more we continue this education and realize the frightening spot we are in the more we can affect change in our government, food and toy companies.

DANGERS of PLASTICS

As we await the Canadian government to do more testing on our baby's bottles and water bottles it appears many retailers are concerned enough that they have removed these harmful plastics from their stores. Mountain Equipment Co-op and Lululemon Athletica Inc. removed products containing bisphenol A from it's shelves and other retailers are preparing to as well.

CTV news continues this information stating, the Forzani Group Ltd., Canada's largest sporting goods retailer, and Hudson's Bay Co., which includes the Bay and Zellers stores, said Tuesday they are removing BPA products and will refund money to customers who bought the bottles at their stores.

“Pending the government announcement, the company will immediately move to clear all 94 Bay stores and 280 Zellers stores of BPA baby products, and effective immediately, HBC will no longer sell any baby feeding products that are not BPA-free at any of its stores,” the company said in an e-mail to The Canadian Press.

We are still waiting to see what comes from continued government research, yet with this much concern it seems time to change our frequent use of these products and go back to the use of glass.

http://ctv2.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080415.wbottles0415/business/Business/businessBN/ctv-business

Further information on dangers of PVC plastics in our toys, cleaning products and lubricating oils
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/consumers/plastic.html

CELL PHONES WORSE THAN SMOKING

Just when you think you have been saturated with foods and things that are harmful to your health here comes another one. Sorry to say this seems pretty serious.

There has been a study done by an award winning cancer expert, Dr. Vini Khurana, on the dangerous risks of cell phone use. His study shows that using handsets for 10 years or more can double the risk of cancer. The risk is great enough that earlier this year the French government warned against the use of mobile phones, especially by children. Young people are at particular risk and sadly they are starting use at a young age and often use their cell phones for longer periods of time.

The Independent, Mobile Phones More Dangerous then Smoking