Koloe

I thought this was an interesting article, and with the recent bottle / plastic treads on here I thought many of you would find it interesting as well:

Speeding Up Safety

With the government slow to act and consumers quick to mobilize, companies have learned to take swift action on potentially dangerous products.

By Annys Shin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, May 3, 2008; Page D01

After a government panel said there was "some concern" that the chemical bisphenol A could be harmful to infants and small children, it took less than a week for Wal-Mart and Toys R Us to announce that they would stop selling baby bottles that were made with it.

The swift response stood in stark contrast to the drawn-out reaction to concerns about another chemical, polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, that go back to the 1970s. Ikea came up with a plan to remove PVC from its products and packaging in the early 1990s. Sears Holdings, the parent company of Sears and Kmart, pledged to do so just last December.

The actions of Wal-Mart and Toys R Us were also notable for what the companies didn't do: wait for lawmakers or federal regulators to step in or for scientific consensus about bisphenol A's negative health effects. In fact, they chose to disregard the Food and Drug Administration's position that food containers made with BPA were safe.

"When clouds begin to form over something, as they have increasingly over phthalates or bisphenol A, we don't wait for a final judgment," Toys R Us chief executive Gerald L. Storch said. "Our principle at Toys R Us is that it is always okay to be more conservative than required."

The rush to banish BPA is an example of how businesses have learned to respond quickly when their customers become alarmed. Major retailers and manufacturers have been taking their own measures because of a regulatory system that has not kept up with changes in the marketplace, said lawmakers, former regulators and corporate management experts.

....rest on website http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...sletter&sub=AR

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Jessica

I find this funny!
I know that there was some talk about this when Hannah was a baby. She will be 5 this summer! I was nursing and when she did get a bottle of EBM, it was from the platex bottles w/ the drop in liners so I wasn't concerned.

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Angela

Brody has probably only had 5 bottles in his entire life.. So I'm not too concerned..

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Koloe

I know this has been around for some time - so "Speeding Up Safety" is ironic for a title. But maybe more ironic that the government hasn't really done anything in that time. But then, they are not completely sure it is a real issue either.

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Jessica

That's what I'm saying. This is in the news and everyone is running out to buy glass bottles, like this is something new. Why in Pete's name has this drug on? If it's dangerous then pull all the "bad" plastics and be done with it.
Why keep freaking the public out every couple of years?!?
There needs to be more moms running things! We would get down to the bottom of this junk and be done with it!

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Emma

I totally agree! Look what happens when we keep men in charge!

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