When it comes to food safety, the European Union and the
United States have some of the most effective scientific and regulatory
programs in the world. So it came as a surprise when France flouted the studies
and assurances of EU and US food safety regulators and sought to ban the use of
Bisphenol A (BPA) in any food contact item starting in 2015.
Activists are trying to push the European Food Safety
Authority (EFSA) in the same direction. The EU should hold firm to the science
and policy-making that led it to find that BPA, at levels at which humans are
exposed, does not present a danger. The science supporting the safety of BPA has become
stronger as government bodies have poured tens of millions of dollars into
independent research.
The widely used chemical is an important component in,
among other things, food containers such as cans, where its application
prevents botulism. You've probably heard of BPA, since every time another
animal study comes out, it gets disproportionately wide play in the press….ToRead More….
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