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Maine Lawmakers Look to Ban Plastic Used in Baby Bottles

By Fred Bever on Thursday, May 3, 2007.

Baby bottles, toys and other items used by very young children may contain a potentially dangerous chemical.

That's according to some scientific studies.

Other scientists say that's not so, and a debate is about to break out in Maine's legislature.

Some lawmakers there want to ban sales of items that contain the suspect chemical, called bisphenol-A.

Maine Public Radio's Fred Bever reports.

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