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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\">Blumenthal</p>           HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Thursday called the decision by six baby bottle makers to stop using Bisphenol-A a significant public health step.<br /><br />Avent, Disney First Years, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Playtex and Evenflow all voluntarily agreed to ban BPA, a chemical used in plastics that Blumenthal and other attorneys general warned had been linked to health problems in infants.<br /><br />Blumenthal said he hopes that other industries will make similar decisions.<br /><br />\"This prompt positive response sends a profoundly significant message that baby bottle manufacturers respect the science showing BPA health dangers and will do the right thing,\" Blumenthal said. <br /><br />\"Hopefully other industries will heed our plea, and a broader legislative ban will be approved this session.\"<br /><br />Blumenthal, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram wrote the baby bottle makers in October.<br /><br />\"Voluntary BPA bans from baby bottles are good, but not good enough and must lead to complete prohibition,\" Blumenthal said.<br /><br />\"BPA in baby products can perilously leach into liquid, threatening pernicious and lasting health damage to infants.\"<br /><br /><em>From Legal Newsline: Reach John O'Brien by e-mail at john@legalnewsline.com.</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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