Government Safety Assessments Archives | Facts About BPA

In October 2016, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published its risk assessment of BPA in the peer-reviewed scientific… Read More

In March 2016, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) published the results of its Total Diet Study (TDS). The FSAI has statutory… Read More

In December of 2015, the Swiss Federal Council released a report on the benefits and risks of the use of BPA, concluding that “BPA… Read More

In a November 2018 update, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) joined the chorus of government bodies highlighting BPA safety, stating that “… Read More

In the past few years, the FDA has made a concerted effort to review new research on BPA to provide evidence-based recommendations to the public,… Read More

On September 27, 2012, Health Canada announced that current exposures to BPA from food contact applications are not expected to pose a health risk, including… Read More

On April 19, 2023, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released its revised final report on BPA safety titled “Re‐evaluation of the risks to public health… Read More

Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) states BPA does not pose any unacceptable risk to health: In its most recent comprehensive… Read More

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… Read More

In September 2008, the NTP Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction report on the potential for BPA to affect human reproduction or… Read More