Posted AT 8:12 AM EDT on 21/04/08
Wonder chemical no longer
Days before the federal government declared that it intended to categorize bisphenol A as a toxic substance, retailers were already whisking products containing the compound off their shelves. This, after The Globe revealed that a groundbreaking Health Canada report had concluded that BPA, the former wonder chemical, found in everything from water bottles to the lining of tin cans, constitutes or could constitute a danger to human life and health.
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