Congressman moves to ban BPA from food packaging

 A Massachusetts congressman asked the federal government on Friday to ban the chemical bisphenol A from use in food and beverage containers, and took a page from the food industry’s playbook to argue his case.

Rep. Edward J. Markey (D) asked for these restrictions in petitions to the Food and Drug Administration, which has been pressured by consumer groups for years to ban the chemical (known as BPA) from food packaging. A growing body of research suggests that exposure to this chemical could contribute to cancer, sexual dysfunction, behavioral problems in children and heart disease...

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