Maine Takes Aim at Chemicals Bpa Added to State List of Toxins, Bringing It Nearer to Ban

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AUGUSTA - State regulators on Thursday added bisphenol A, or BPA, to Maine's list of toxic chemicals, a first step toward a potential ban on the additive in children's cups and other plastic reusable beverage containers sold in Maine.

Members of the Board of Environmental Protection voted unanimously to designate BPA and two other chemical compounds - nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates - as Maine's first "priority chemicals" under the 2008 Kid-Safe Products Law.

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Maine Takes Aim at Chemicals Bpa Added to State List of Toxins, Bringing It Nearer to Ban

Such a designation means manufacturers will have to report to the Department of Environmental Protection on how the chemicals are used, which products contain the additives and whe...

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