EU/WTO FOOD AND DRINK REGULATORY ROUND UP – EFSA CRACKS DOWN ON BPA
January 1st, 2022
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared it will impose an effective European Union (EU) ban on using plastics containing the ingredient bisphenol A (BPA) as food contact materials. It is consulting on plans to reduce a tolerable daily intake by consumers of BPA to almost zero - 0.04 nanograms per kilogram of body weight per day. This follows scientific studies from 2013-18 indicating BPA can harm the immune system, increasing ‘T-helper’ white blood cells which when raised can promote allergic lung inflammation. EFSA will consult on the plans ...
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