Best of Chicago voting is live now. Vote for your favorites »
Ban proponents have had all the momentum in the five weeks since. Several leading Congressional Democrats have proposed a ban on all food and drink containers with the chemical. State rep Elaine Nekritz, among the most environmentally conscious legislators in the General Assembly, introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale in Illinois of bottles and food containers with BPA that are intended for children under three; 19 other lawmakers have signed on as cosponsors. And Suffolk County, New York, passed its own ban on kids’ products with BPA, beating out Chicago to become the first local government to restrict the chemical.
“Sunoco, the gas and chemical company, sent word to investors that it was now refusing to sell bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, to companies for use in food and water containers for children younger than 3. Sunoco told investors it could not be certain of the compound’s safety.
