Last month, WalMart announced that it was discontinuing the sale of all baby bottles containing the plastic bisphenol-A. For many, this was the first they’d heard of this specific type of plastic, which can leech into liquids held in containers that are heated, scratched, or used for too long. But consumer and environmental safety groups have been concerned for years, and companies are only starting to change their ways now that the concern is more noticeable in the public sphere.
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