OSSINING – Federal legislation that would ban bisphenol-A from plastic children’s products has gained the support of Senator Charles Schumer.

Speaking at the Ossining Children’s Center in Westchester County Friday, Schumer said the legislation would ban BPA from children’s products as well as mandate that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conduct a comprehensive study of the health effects of BPA in children and adults.

The potentially toxic chemical is in baby bottles, sippy cups and toys.

“When a fire starts to burn, you don’t wait for it to engulf the house before you sound the alarm,” the senator said. “There have been enough warning signs about the dangers of this chemical that we cannot sit idly by and continue to allow vulnerable children and infants across Westchester County to be exposed.”

BPA is used to make plastics clear and shatter-proof and can be found in water bottles, food containers, baby bottles, some dental fillings and the coatings for the inside of cans containing food.