Last week, Democrats in both chambers of Congress introduced legislation banning bisphenol A ("BPA") from food packaging. Intake of large volumes of the synthetic additive has been linked to cancer, developmental health issues in fetuses, and infertility. Reps. Lois Capps (CA) and Grace Meng (NY), along with Sen. Ed Markey (MA) say BPA is dangerous and want to encourage development of alternatives through the Ban Poisonous Additives Act.
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