“I am alarmed by recent studies confirming that BPA leaches from these products into the foods they hold,” Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in the letters. “The preventable release of a toxic chemical directly into the food we eat is unconscionable and intolerable.”

Letters were sent today to baby bottle manufacturers Avent America, Disney First Years, Gerber, Handicraft, Playtex Products and Evenflo, and formula makers Abbott, Mead Johnson, PBM Products, Nature’s One and Wyeth.

The federal Food and Drug Administation, which has the power to ban or limit use of BPA in food containers and medical devices, has not recommended any change in consumer habits. Last month, the agency issued tips to avoid consumer exposure, including avoiding plastic containers imprinted with the recycling number ‘7,’ as many of those contain BPA, or avoiding warming food in such containers.