BPA MIGRATES TO HUMANS THROUGH FOOD PACKAGING, PANEL FINDS
November 1st, 2010
BY EMMA JACKSON
A GLOBAL panel of experts has struck an international consensus that food and drinks is by far the main culprit for human exposure to plastics additive Bisphenol A (BPA), with other sources such as house dust, soil and plastic toys, being of "of minor relevance".
A four-day meeting in Ottawa, Canada, led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nation's Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) drew BPA experts from around the world November 2 to 5 to review the data available on BPA exposure and to look for scientific ...
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