FDA Bans Chemical BPA From Sippy Cups And Baby Bottles

It's been years since manufacturers voluntarily stopped using the plastic additive BPA in sippy cups and baby bottles. But now they have no choice. The FDA announced it has formally banned BPA from these products.

The FDA ban comes in response to a request from the plastics industry, not consumer advocacy groups. The American Chemistry Council asked for the ban as a way to reassure consumers that they had nothing to fear from plastic baby products.

Confusion about BPA in sippy cups and baby bottles "had become an unnecessary distraction to consumers, legislators and state regulators," said spokesman Steven Hentges.