The Ministry of Health issued a document intended to ban "bisphenol A" bottle
March 1 this year, the EU has banned the production of plastic baby bottles containing bisphenol A. The EU believes that bisphenol A can precipitate when heated to food and drinks which, it may disrupt the human metabolism of infant development, immunity, impact, and even cancer. At that time, the city of plastic bottles sold in major supermarkets, normalized.
Yesterday, reporter learned from the official website of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health issued a "ban bisphenol A in food containers used for infants and young children notice matters," the notice, notice that, taking into account infants are sensitive to people, in order to protect their health, decided to ban two- phenol A container for baby food. It intends to June 1, 2011, the ban on the production, import containing bisphenol A, baby food containers, on September 1, the total ban on such sales of baby food containers.
Reporter visited: Plastic bottle is no longer popular
Yesterday, the reporter visited the city part of the shopping malls found previously popular plastic baby bottles, in the experience "bottle incident" almost disappeared. Chun Xi Road in the 5th floor of a shopping area pregnant infant supplies, the reporters saw the bottle placed on the counter all the glass, the price is 48-88 yuan each month. Salesman said that despite the delicate glass bottle, life is not long, but Recently, "no one to ask plastic bottles, glass bottle are buying."
"Well you to you, I would like to buy a glass." "Plastic is not easy to break, but the fear of dolls is not very good." Reporter went to another shopping area of infants and pregnant, is to buy a bottle of mothers, glass bottles seem to be more favored. Ms. Lan in the public learned from the newspapers, "Bisphenol A bottle incident", is determined to stop buying plastic products has.
This reporter saw a bottle sold in the mall, mostly glass. PP plastic is the only sign, not marked with the PC symbol of the "bisphenol A" bottle.
Yesterday, the reporter visited the shopping survey, only one is still selling bottles marked PC logo. The salesman said that as the mall has not received the shelf side requirements, therefore, that the PC baby bottles are still for sale signs, but few buyers.
Experts recommend: Buy the best glass
It is understood that bisphenol A polycarbonate, epoxy resins and other raw materials, polymer materials, polymer materials are used for these chemical products and food packaging materials and containers such as baby bottles, tableware, food packaging containers coated layer, beverage bottles. Bisphenol A can interfere with endocrine, with potential food safety risks.
"Glass in the temperature of 100 degrees Celsius, will not break out the harmful substances." Chengdu Second People's Hospital pediatric doctor Qian Zhou, due to very high temperature glass, "in four or five high temperature until Baidu will break down, it suggests that parents should buy glass bottles. "Dr Chow said, and plastic products easily at high temperature decomposition of harmful substances, it will cause harm to children.