Food Safety Bill

This was sent to me via email no copyright intended just want to get the word out.

As soon as next week the U.S. Senate could take up the much-delayed food safety bill – thanks to your countless emails and phone calls. And we have the opportunity right now to better protect our kids if we all speak out!

An amendment may be offered to the food-safety bill to make sure a potentially harmful chemical – Bisphenol A, or BPA for short – is kept out of babies' and toddlers' food and drink containers. The chemical has been linked to an increased cancer risk and other diseases, prompting seven US states to already ban it in some form.

Now, some Senators are pushing to give all of America’s kids this protection. But the powerful chemical and infant-formula industries are doing all they can to kill the amendment!

Tell your Senators to put America’s kids before the giant chemical industry!

BPA is found in certain plastic bottles and food-package liners, where it can leach into the food and drink inside, and then into children’s bodies. Hundreds of studies have linked it to health problems including increased risk of breast and prostate cancer, reproductive problems, heart problems and diabetes.

The proposed amendment would ban BPA from baby bottles, sippy cups, baby food and infant formula. It’s just common sense that babies and toddlers shouldn’t be exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals.

And there is no reason to put our kids at unnecessary risk, since containers that don't contain this chemical are already on the market!

Let’s get the food-safety bill passed with this important amendment! Tell your Senators to support the BPA ban.

We expect a tough fight, since last week the chemical and infant formula industries narrowly killed a BPA ban in California. Use your voice now to speak out in Washington for all the babies and toddlers who can’t!

And after you act, please forward this email to friends and family so they can add their voices, too. Thank you!

Sincerely,
Jean Halloran
Well couldn't get links to show up so just type in this website and you should see a form to fill out to send to your senator. copy and paste --> notinmyfood.org
Hopefully that will work. I think it's outrageous that these companies don't care about the health of their customers especially babies!!