EU EXPERT COMMITTEE SAYS BPA PLASTICS ARE USUALLY SAFE FOR MAKING MEDICAL DEVICES
May 22nd, 2015
THE EUROPEAN Commission has published a final opinion from an expert committee on whether plastics additive bisphenol A is safe to use in medical devices – the conclusion: yes, in most cases. Only with the use of plastic devices for new born babies is there a risk of contamination that might pose health problems, concluded the European Union (EU) Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR). This would be for infants undergoing prolonged medical procedures and dialysis. However, the committee noted that “any possible risk must ...
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