By Kathy Marks, Monday Sep 28, 2009.

Plastic bottles were ceremoniously removed from shelves in the sleepy Australian town of Bundanoon on the weekend as a ban on commercially-bottled water, believed to be a world first, came into force.

The ban, which is supported by local shopkeepers, means bottled water can no longer be bought in the town in the Southern Highlands, two hours from Sydney...  more

By Lyndsey Layton and Christopher Lee Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, April 19, 2008; Page A03.

Canada yesterday became the first country to ban a widely found chemical from use in baby bottles, spurring a leading Democrat in the U.S. Senate to call for legislation that would prohibit use of bisphenol A, or BPA, in a number of everyday consumer products.

"We have immediately taken action on bisphenol A because we believe it is our responsibility to ensure families, Canadians and our environment are not exposed to a potentially harmful chemical," Tony Clement, the minister of health, said in a statement.

Clement said the action was based on a review of 150 worldwide studies. "It's pretty clear that the highest risk is for newborns and young infants,"...  more

By BBC News online UK, Post on May 6, 2008; 05:19UK.

More information should be given to parents about a controversial chemical found in most plastic baby bottles, the National Childbirth Trust has said.

American scientists last month raised concerns about Bisphenol A, or BPA, which they say could cause behavioural changes and the early onset of puberty.

Some US retailers are to stop selling the bottles, while Canada wants a ban...  more