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... the message is clear, that the much-maligned (and legal and exhaustively-tested) substances must be bad for you, or why remove them? and what about bisphenol a (bpa)? half of the food industry is reassuring us that minute levels in can coatings represent a correspondingly minute, and acceptable level of risk, while the other half is scrambling to get rid of it faster than you can say 'bpa-free'

... a scientist who chairs the uk's independent committee on toxicity (cot) says the european commission’s (ec’s) move to ban the import of baby bottles using bisphenol a (bpa) is not based on scientific evidence, and has rejected calls to ban its use in food packaging ... on the bisphenol a scare more generally, barnes said he understood concerns over babies’ bottles, but said he didn’t believe that food packaging per se was a real risk, and that without using the compound in can linings there would be a higher risk of metal contamination of foods

... china has become the latest country to ban the use of bisphenol a (bpa) in baby bottles, while government officials signalled increasing use of the death penalty to crack down on food safety violators

... coca-cola will face more calls tomorrow to publish a report on how it will seek to dispel customers concerns over bisphenol a, and what plans it has to develop replacements for the chemical used in its can linings

bisphenol a (bpa) presents no major risk to human health, said the german society of toxicology (gst) as it backed the current tolerable daily intake (tdi) level for the chemical as set by european union experts. in a study published in the journal critical reviews in toxicology, the advisory committee of the german body declared its support for the tdi of 0.05mg/kg bodyweight/day laid down by the european food safety authority (efsa).

... a host of industry-led projects are currently underway to discover bisphenol a (bpa) alternatives for metal packaging – but a viable option is unlikely to reach the market for several years, said a leading us trade body in an exclusive interview with foodproductiondaily

... china is considering banning the use of bisphenol a (bpa) in polycarbonate baby bottles, according to state-run media

... the first part of a european ban on bisphenol a (bpa) in baby bottles comes into force tomorrow in what brussels hailed as a ‘landmark’ move to safeguard consumer health and safety ... “due to the fact that there are uncertainties concerning the harmfulness of the exposure of infants to bisphenol a, the commission deemed it both necessary and appropriate to take action,” said dalli

... canadian authorities risk confusing the public after adding bisphenol a (bpa) to its toxic substance list but failing to follow through with legislation outlawing its use in food packaging, said a newly published academic analysis ... in her paper - exposure to bisphenol a in canada: invoking the precautionary principle - laura vandenberg, of tufts university massachusetts, also examines possible causes behind findings that bpa exposure is higher in the us than canada ... "health canada continues to maintain that bisphenol a is safe at current exposure levels and does not pose any risk to the general population; regulations to remove bisphenol a from all food-contact sources, or ban it completely, are not yet forthcoming, presenting a conflict that is likely to confuse the public,” said vandenberg in an article in the canadian medical association journal (cmaj) ... the agency has stated that “ the potential harmful effects of bisphenol a during development cannot be dismissed and that the application of precaution is warranted”, she said ... in 2008, no bisphenol a was produced in canada, whereas almost 1 million tonnes of it were manufactured in the us, added the researcher ... exposure to bisphenol a in canada: invoking the precautionary principle by laura vandenberg is published in the canadian medical association journal; doi:10

... the race is on to find bisphenol a (bpa) alternatives in can linings but a substitute is unlikely be brought to market immediately - whatever laws are passed, the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa) said yesterday