Image: Getty/Sally AnscombeEFSA is proposing to “considerably lower” the tolerable daily intake (TDI) of BPA -- a chemical used to make plastics -- compared to its previous assessment in 2015. EFSA’s conclusions on BPA are explained in a draft sci...
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Image: Getty/Sally AnscombeEFSA is proposing to “considerably lower” the tolerable daily intake (TDI) of BPA -- a chemical used to make plastics -- compared to its previous assessment in 2015. EFSA’s conclusions on BPA are explained in a draft sci...
Just a few months ago, it seemed the storm of anxiety surrounding BPA was a North American phenomenon, with Canada and a bevy of US states introducing bans on the substance used in polycarbonate bottles and epoxy food can linings. Meanwhile, the issu...
On Friday, California decided not to become the latest US state to ban the chemical. After a week of intense political wrangling, Bill SB 797 fell amid a flurry of heart-felt speeches from the floor and last-minute lobbying in the corridors of the St...
Just a few months ago, it seemed the storm of anxiety surrounding BPA was a North American phenomenon, with Canada and a bevy of US states introducing bans on the substance used in polycarbonate bottles and epoxy food can linings. Meanwhile, the issu...
Failing consumer confidence, vociferous and credible scientific opposition as well as moves by some industry players to begin its phase-out all suggest the days of the chemical used in food packaging and polycarbonate baby bottles could be numbered.I...
Picture copyright: Lauri Rotko/European Chemicals AgencyThe Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has adopted an opinion that was proposed by France last year that says the chemical is a presumed human reproductive toxicant which may damage fertilit...
BPA is a chemical used in certain packaging materials such as the rigid plastic polycarbonate. It is also used in epoxy resins for internal protective linings for cans and metal lids, as well as in coatings for storage tanks.It is permitted for use i...
AdvertisementDozens more researchers this week joined the fray in a row over how regulators should assess the risks of potentially dangerous chemicals used in everything from plastics to pesticides.The leading toxicologists and endocrinologists have...
The hold-up is eroding its ability to lead by failing to give industry and consumers what they are crying out for – a timely, impartial and science-based guide to what is safe and what is not.But why is it so significant that the FDA decision, promi...
Residues of BPA are present in resins used to make protective coatings and linings for food and beverage cans.©iStockAccording to the European Chemical Agency (ECHA), Bisphenol A (BPA), an organic man-made compound, is a substance of “very high con...
©iStockIt creates a new specific migration limit (SML) of 0.05 mg/kg food for BPA migrating from varnishes or coatings applied to materials or articles intended for food contact.Current levels allow an SML of 0.6 mg of BPA per kg of food (mg/kg).“[...
AdvertisementPregnant women exposed to higher levels of the chemical bisphenol A gave birth to baby boys with lower thyroid hormones, according to a new study published today.The study by University of California, Berkeley, scientists is the first to...
AdvertisementDozens more researchers this week joined the fray in a row over how regulators should assess the risks of potentially dangerous chemicals used in everything from plastics to pesticides.The leading toxicologists and endocrinologists have...
