Canada to declare BPA a hazard (USA Today) Canada will be the first country to limit the importation and use of products containing an ubiquitous chemical found in hard plastic water bottles and baby bottles, metal cans and other food packaging when it formally declares bisphenol A a hazardous substance on Saturday.
AROUND THE REGION (The Pottsville Republican & Herald) Mahanoy City: First United Methodist Church, 400 E. Mahanoy Ave., will celebrate its 144th anniversary on Sunday. The guest speaker at the 10:45 a.m. service will be the Rev. Salim Y. Khan, former pastor. Everyone is welcome.