First study to link maternal BPA exposure to neonatal thyroid function in male newborns but mechanisms remain unclear
December 14, 2012
France bans BPA and awaits European response
The French Senate definitively adopted the ban of BPA in all food contact materials by 2015 without modifications. Now the European Commission is required to respond to the law which is not in agreement with general European community law.
December 13, 2012
French BPA ban in food contact materials not approved of by industry
PlasticsEurope rejects new French bill banning BPA in direct food contact applications, starting January 2015. The bill is in conflict with existing European law and forces the EU Commission to act by either introducing the same measures in all of Europe, or taking legal action against France. A new scientific opinion by EFSA on BPA is expected in May 2013.
November 14, 2012
Nature: Linking obesity and Bisphenol A
Researcher reviews in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology evidence of Bisphenol A causing obesity in children and adolescents .
November 9, 2012
Analysis of food-packaging migrants: Review of the state-of-the-art
A scientific review article published in the peer-reviewed journal Trends in Analytical Chemistry describes recent advances in the analysis of food packaging migrants.
October 29, 2012
EFSA meets national experts on Bisphenol A
EFSA met experts from member states to listen to recent scientific work on the risk assessment of Bisphenol A in the areas of human exposures, BPA levels in food, analytical methods and toxicity
October 25, 2012
DEMOCOPHES: mothers and children exposed to harmful chemicals from food packaging
The EU study DEMOCOPHES measures environmental contaminants such as phthalates in hair and urine of mothers and children
October 25, 2012
EFSA to meet member states’ experts on BPA
On the 29 and 30 October EFSA will meet national experts to discuss information on previous and ongoing work on the safety assessment of bisphenol A
October 22, 2012
Bisphenol A and lead in mothers and children in Vienna and Bratislava
The Austrian study Um-MuKi (Environment, mother, child) found lead and bisphenol A in the blood of mothers and children in Bratislava and Vienna
October 9, 2012
French proposal for Bisphenol A ban enters another round
The French senate adopted a legal proposition which would ban Bisphenol A in food packaging designated for children under three years of age. All other packaging intended to come into contact with food would have to state that this product is not suitable for pregnant women and children under three. The amendments made by the senate require now adoption by the French National Assembly.
