FDA to Congress: food contact materials containing BPA currently on the market are safe.
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LETTER: FDA TAKES STEPS TO REVIEW NEW DATA ABOUT BPA SAFETY
FDA takes steps to review new data about BPA safety USA TODAY’s editorial “‘Everywhere chemical’ warrants more scrutiny” wrongly asserts that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been passive in its scientific probe of the chemical bisphenol A. On the contrary, FDA has been and remains actively engaged in the critical review of emerging data on BPA (Our view, Public health debate, April 22).
HEALTH CANADA: MINISTER’S REMARKS ON BISPHENOL A
Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us here today.
When the Prime Minister and I announced the Chemicals Management Plan in December 2006, he said it would make Canada a world leader in assessing and regulating chemicals used in thousands of industrial and consumer products. We stated then that we had established clear priorities and were taking action to protect the health of Canadians.
HEALTH CANADA DRAFT ASSESSMENT SUPPORTS SAFETY OF BISPHENOL-A
ARLINGTON, VA — The American Chemistry Council (ACC) respects the jurisdiction of Health Canada to protect the health and safety of Canadians with respect to the use of consumer products. Canadian families should expect no less from their government.
Consistent with the safety evaluations conducted by many other scientific and government bodies, the draft assessment released today by Health Canada confirms that health risks to the general population in Canada from exposure to bisphenol A are negligible. The assessment also confirms that the Canadian population is exposed to only very low levels of bisphenol A from use of consumer products.
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ACC CALLS ON FDA TO UPDATE REVIEW OF BISPHENOL A
ARLINGTON, VA (April 17, 2008) — The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach requesting FDA to update its review of the safety of bisphenol A in food contact applications.
The extensive body of scientific study regarding bisphenol A is well documented and well reviewed. Nevertheless, recent media reports have raised concerns about the safety and use of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, unnecessarily confusing and frightening the public.
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