What is BPA and should I be concerned?
(top) There have been recent negative reports from the media, urban myths, and Internet-spread rumors related to the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic containers. Scientific studies conducted as recently as February 25 of 2008 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) disprove these negative media reports. The use of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins for food contact applications has been and continues to be recognized as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Food, the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency, the Japanese Ministry for Health, Labor and Welfare, and other regulatory authorities worldwide. “There is no significant effect from repeated-use, abrasion, heating, or chemical sterilization of these plastic articles. The general findings are that migration is low or not detectable.
BPA or Bisphenol-A is an industrial chemical used to manufacture plastic resins, epoxy resins and other products. Recent studies have shown that high exposure to BPA poses health risks such as diabetes, birth defects and certain forms of cancer. While the FDA still maintains BPA to be safe in low doses, some states and Canada have passed legislation banning the material from all consumer products. There have been recent negative reports from the media, urban myths, and Internet-spread rumors related to the use of Bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastic containers. Scientific studies conducted as recently as February 25 of 2008 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) disprove these negative media reports. The use of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins for food contact applications has been and continues to be recognized as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Food, the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency, the Japanese Ministry fo
