The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has welcomed the European Food Standards Agency s (EFSA) confirmation of the safety of bisphenol A (BPA).
The EFSA research, spearheaded by the European Commission, based on a detailed and comprehensive review of recent scientific literature and studies on the toxicity of bisphenol A at low doses concludes that they could not identify any new evidence which would lead them to revise the current Tolerable Daily Intake for BPA of 0.05 mg/kg body weight set by EFSA in its 2006 opinion and re-confirmed in its 2008 opinion .
The review also highlighted that data currently available does not provide convincing evidence of neurobehavioural toxicity of BPA.
Philip Law, director of public and industrial Affairs at the BPF, said: The bisphenol A issue has become highly politicised in recent years and in some countries has become divorced from the reality and nature of its use. The EFSA s ruling on the safety of BPA provides a solid endorsement which should set consumers minds at ease.
Plastics based on bisphenol A are perfectly safe and not only are they endorsed by the European Food Standards Agency but also by a raft of other independent bodies including the NHS.
The EFSA research, spearheaded by the European Commission, based on a detailed and comprehensive review of recent scientific literature and studies on the toxicity of bisphenol A at low doses concludes that they could not identify any new evidence which would lead them to revise the current Tolerable Daily Intake for BPA of 0.05 mg/kg body weight set by EFSA in its 2006 opinion and re-confirmed in its 2008 opinion .
The review also highlighted that data currently available does not provide convincing evidence of neurobehavioural toxicity of BPA.
Philip Law, director of public and industrial Affairs at the BPF, said: The bisphenol A issue has become highly politicised in recent years and in some countries has become divorced from the reality and nature of its use. The EFSA s ruling on the safety of BPA provides a solid endorsement which should set consumers minds at ease.
Plastics based on bisphenol A are perfectly safe and not only are they endorsed by the European Food Standards Agency but also by a raft of other independent bodies including the NHS.
