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BPA (also known as bisphenol A)

In 2008, the Maine Legislature passed a landmark law to ensure that the products we purchase and use are free from toxic chemicals.  The Kid Safe Products Act requires manufacturers to tell us what priority chemicals of high concern are in their products.  The State can require safer substitutes when they’re available and affordable.  

In 2010, BPA was named the first priority chemical under the Kid Safe Products Act. The ban on BPA use in plastic baby bottles, sippy cups, and reuable food and beverage containers took formal effect on January 1, 2012.

Learn more about our current campaign to make our entire food supply BPA-free.   

See which States and Countries have taken action to ban toxic BPA.

Find out what diseases linked to BPA.

Sign on letter by 116 Maine Medical Professionals supporting the phase out of BPA in baby and toddler food containers (September 2012)

Mike Belliveau’s response to inaccurate claims made by industry about phasing out BPA from baby and toddler food packaging as part of the the Kid-Safe Products Act (September 2012)

Supplemental information submitted that addresses legal and regulatory issues from the hearing on phasing out BPA from baby and toddler food containers (September 2012)

The science showing health effects caused by BPA, developed by Dr. Deb Rice and Dr. Pat Hunt in response to industry’s arguments against phasing out BPA from baby and toddler foods (September 2012)

Latest Science on dangers of BPA submitted to the state of Maine (June 2012)

Safer Alternatives Analysis for BPA in baby and toddler foods (June 2012)

Petition to BEP for BPA rulemaking on baby and toddler foods (June 2012)

Fact Sheet - BPA Baby Food Testing Summary (February 2012)

Fact Sheet - Which Baby Foods Contain BPA and are in violation of the Maine law? (February 2012)

Testimony of Mike Belliveau in Support of the Maine Campaign for BPA-free Food

Report - Poison in Paint, Toxics in Toys: exposing toys that contain BPA (December 2011)

FAQ - Poison in Paint, Toxics in Toys Frequent Questions (December 2011)

Fact Sheet - Maine’s Proposed Regulation of BPA in Products Fails to Adequately Protect Children’s Health (August 2010)

Statement by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention in support of Bisphenol-A as a Priority Chemical (April 2010)

Fact Sheet - Created by the Government of Canada, who has declared BPA as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and banned BPA from baby bottles (April 2008)

Fact Sheet - Created by the Government of Canada, who has declared BPA as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and banned BPA from baby bottles (April 2008)