GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY STILL UNSURE ABOUT THE RISKS OF BISPHENOL A
December 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EXTENT of confusion and uncertainty within the global scientific community over the risks of contamination by the plastics additive Bisphenol A (BPA) has been laid bare by a report from an international meeting. Specialists in the chemical gathered from round the world in Ottawa, Canada, in November, but failed to reach a comprehensive consensus on the risks, other than a lot more studies are required. This concern was made clear by a detailed report of the closed-doors meeting that has been released by its organisers, the World Health ...
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