BornFree's Vigdor Discusses Non-BPA Plastic Baby Bottles: Video

Canada has become the first country in the world to declare as toxic Bisphenol A, a compound used in many consumer products, despite opposition by the chemical industry.The move comes only two weeks after the European Food Safety Authority said the chemical, commonly referred to as BPA and used in some baby bottles and plastic and canned food packaging, poses no health risks.France and Denmark, as well as Australia and some US states, however, have independently limited its uses.

WASHINGTON — The federal government announced that baby bottles and sippy cups can no longer contain the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA.