• BPA: Well tested, approved by agencies as safe for use

    Scientists and regulatory agencies around the world have found BPA to be safe for use in current food contact applications.

  • BPA: Helping to maintain the safety of our food supply

    BPA-based epoxy can linings help protect the integrity and safety of canned food.

  • BPA: Making products convenient and durable

    BPA is a critical component for making polycarbonate, a high-performance, lightweight, strong, and heat-resistant plastic.

Recent News:

  • In March 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its current perspective on BPA, stating that “BPA is safe at the very low levels that occur in some foods” and “the use of BPA in food packaging and containers is safe.”  FDA’s current assessment is based on review by FDA scientists of hundreds of studies, including the latest findings from new studies conducted by the agency’s National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR). 
     
    FDA's updated assessment once again confirms the safety of BPA in food-contact materials based on the best available science.  Visit the FDA website for more information on FDA’s perspective. 

Benefits of Products Made From BPA:

  • Polycarbonate plastic is clear, lightweight, durable and shatter-resistant
  • Epoxy resins protect the safety and integrity of canned foods and beverages
  • Products made with BPA contribute to the health and safety of people

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About BPA

A man shopping for groceriesBisphenol A (BPA) is the key component used to make epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastic, which are used to make consumer goods that make our lives safer and more convenient.

BPA helps to make epoxy resins durable and to make clear polycarbonate plastic strong, lightweight and resistant to heat and shattering.

For more information about BPA, please visit Bisphenol A (BPA) Information for Parents from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

EPA released its bisphenol A (BPA) Action Plan in March 2010. Importantly, the agency clearly indicated that it “does not intend to initiate regulatory action under TSCA at this time on the basis of human health.” To read more about what EPA’s BPA Action Plan said, click here.

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Myths & Realities

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  • Myth: BPA causes heart disease.

    Reality: Two recent studies published in the journals Circulation and PLoS One reported statistical relationships between levels of BPA metabolites in urine with the incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and levels of coronary atherosclosis. In these studies, participants provided a urine sample at a single point in time for BPA analysis. Due to the design of these studies, however, their results have significant limitations and provide little, if any, information on the potential for BPA to cause heart disease. Because the single urine sample provides no information on BPA exposures during the critical time periods when heart disease developed, the studies cannot establish a cause-effect relationship between BPA exposure and CAD or coronary atherosclosis. These limitations led the British Heart Foundation, which supported the first of the two studies with a grant, to state, “We don't believe there is any cause for the public or heart patients to be concerned by BPA.” 

  • Myth: BPA bioaccumulates in the human body.

    Reality: Based on several studies on human volunteers, the very small amount of BPA that may be ingested by a person during normal daily activities is efficiently converted to biologically inactive metabolites, which are eliminated from the human body within 24 hours.

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