The FDA has declared that bisphenol-A can no longer be used in baby bottles and children’s sippy cups, the New York Times reports. The agency rejected such a ban earlier this year.

The Times notes that the ruling does not mean the FDA reversed its stance on BPA. Rather, “the decision simply codified what the industry was already doing based on the preference of consumers and did not reflect concerns about the safety of BPA” in babies’ bottles or toddlers’ cups, an FDA commissioner told the paper. Given widespread reports of BPA’s ill effects, manufacturers have already stopped using the chemical in baby bottles and sippy cups.

Source: New York Times