GREEN TO GROW RESPONDS TO RECENT DEFEAT OF STATE SENATE BILL SB 797 TO BAN BPA WITH MAJOR PRODUCT DONATION TO SAN FRANCISCO’S UNDERSERVED FAMILIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) September 25, 2009 -- SAN FRANCISCO – September 25, 2009 – Despite a ferociously fought lobbying battle, California’s Toxics-Free Babies and Toddlers Act (SB 797) failed to garner the needed votes to ban the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) from food and beverage containers designed for children aged three and under.

In response to this legislative defeat, Green to Grow founders, husband and wife Michael Ritterbrown and Shelley Aronoff, announced the company will address this economic and social injustice to underserved communities by donating more than $5,000 worth of BPA-free baby bottles to San Francisco’s Compass Community Services.

California State Assembly Member Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) will present the donation on behalf of the Los Angeles-based leading BPA-free baby bottle and accessories manufacturer, on Tuesday, September 29 at 1 PM at the Compass Community Services facility at 995 Market Street, 5th floor reception area in San Francisco.

Vice President Aronoff, and President Ritterbrown have been supporting BPA-free legislation in spirit and in action since founding Green to Grow in 2007. Through its focus on environmental and social responsibility, and in support of SB 797, the Los Angeles-based company has recently donated $20,000 worth of BPA-free baby bottles and nipples to non-profit organizations and community health clinics that serve low-income families across California. These organizations share their commitment to educate families about safer alternatives to polycarbonate plastics.

“I take this issue personally,” said Aronoff. “Green to Grow was founded on the belief that all infants and children deserve to use safe feeding devices, not just those whose parents have access to these products. Many larger retailers such as Walmart, Target, Babies R’ Us, Safeway, and Whole Foods have, on their own initiative, phased out BPA in products for infants and young children. They’re responding to parents’ demand for safer alternatives.”

“But due to a lack of transportation and resources, low income families are often left to shop at local discount retailers, where products containing BPA may be the only option on the shelf. I’m not comfortable with the fact that my son is protected from the harmful health effects of BPA while others less fortunate than I have children who are feeding from devices that leach a toxic chemical into their food. I believe it is my responsibility, as a citizen and a business owner, a mother and a caretaker, to do my best to protect all families, regardless of their income level.”

Founded in 2007 by husband and wife Michael Ritterbrown and Shelley Aronoff, Green to Grow is an eco-friendly and BPA-free baby bottle and accessories manufacturer and distributor based in Los Angeles, California.


For more information, or to schedule an interview with Green to Grow Vice President Shelley Aronoff, contact Renee Cooper at Christie Communications: (805) 962-1347 or rcooper@christiecomm.com.