HTN: Schumer Calls for Plastic Ban

New York's senior Senator is calling for a nationwide ban on a chemical that may be linked to childhood cancer and other developmental diseases. Senator Chuck Schumer wants the federal government to outlaw the use of bisphenol-A, also known as BPA, in plastic baby bottles and sippy cups. But the Food and Drug Administration calls the infant drinking containers safe, ruling as recently as last August that bottles with BPA pose no safety concern. The chemical makes plastics clear and shatter-resistant.