Canada: BPA officially labelled 'toxic' Chemical could cause prostate, breast cancer

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'The federal government has made good on a two-year-old promise to add bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to some cancers, to the country's list of toxic substances, in spite of industry opposition. 

In 2008, Canada became the first country in the world to ban the chemical, an estrogen-mimicking substance also known as BPA, in baby bottles after concluding that the industrial chemical could eventually lead to prostate and breast cancer. 

 The next step for the government was to designate the chemical as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.'


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