(Newsday full article)
In 2009, Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, Inc. and Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition worked with Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern, County Executive Steve Levy and full legislature to secure the first in the nation ban on toxic baby bottles containing BPA. Exposure to this chemical is not limited to
children’s products; in fact, it’s used in the manufacturing of store cash receipts, linings of food cans and plastic containers. The use of BPA is pervasive and must be banned in consumer products we use everyday. Please read the following Newsday article on public’s exposure to chemical daily, written by Delthia Ricks.