BPA ban endorsed by legislative committee (Maine, LePage, women with little beards)

http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/03/25/health/lawmakers-to-hear-arguments-over-bpa/

AUGUSTA, Maine — A legislative committee unanimously endorsed a plan to ban the controversial chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, on Friday in what some supporters are describing as a significant policy defeat for the LePage administration.

The Environment and Natural Resources Committee’s vote followed weeks of vocal backlash against Gov. Paul LePage over his stated opposition to a ban on a chemical that environmental and health groups say could cause serious health problems, particularly in children.

After a lengthy review, Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection voted in December — during the final weeks of Gov. John Baldacci’s administration — to ban the sale of food and beverage containers containing BPA beginning in 2012. But the ban was subject to legislative approval, and the incoming LePage administration has come out against regulatory action on BPA.

On Friday, the administration appeared to soften its stance by not opposing the ban in committee. The issue now heads to the full Legislature for consideration.


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oh, and suck it LePage.