clipped from www.thepetitionsite.com Keep Dangerous Chemicals Out of Everyday Products Target: U.S. Congress Sponsored by: Consumers Union Potentially harmful chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is in the blood of 93 percent of Americans aged 6 and older and enters infants through baby bottles. Studies have shown that BPA -- which is used to make plastics such as hard, clear plastic baby bottles -- may lead to breast and prostate cancer, obesity, reproductive system abnormalities and, in infants, developmental problems.