top_image

Bisphenol-A Releases

01 September 2010

After new migration tests on BPA from polycarbonate baby bottles, the Austrian food and health safety agency (AGES) has concluded that there is no food-safety related reason to withdraw polycarbonate baby bottles from the market.
27 August 2010

Health Canada, the Canadian authority for consumer health, has released biomonitoring data that demonstrates that the levels of manmade compounds found in Canadians are quite low.
24 August 2010

FDA studies confirm: BPA is efficiently metabolised already at early days of life; oral exposure is the relevant route for risk assessment
13 August 2010

Cross-sectional study with acknowledged limitations does not establish cause-effect relationship between exposure to Bisphenol A and sperm quality
03 August 2010

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) concludes that recent studies on BPA provide no indications of adverse effects on neurological development and behaviour.
09 July 2010

Scientists on the European Food Safety Authority's CEF[1] Panel have been working on a comprehensive opinion on BPA which includes more than 800 studies.
21 June 2010

Health Canada has released the results of a new survey on BPA exposure levels in a variety of canned foods. The results from this latest government survey provide confirmation that foods packaged in BPA epoxy resin coated metal cans do not pose a health risks.
11 June 2010

UBA recommendation contradicts independent European authorities who confirm that BPA-based materials can be safely used
11 June 2010

Pauschale Aufforderung zu Einsatz von alternativen Stoffen ist nicht nachvollziehbar - Behörden bestätigen BPA-basierte Materialien können sicher verwendet werden
21 April 2010

AESAN (the Spanish Food Safety Agency) has stated that it sees no reason to take measures on bisphenol A (BPA). AESAN is awaiting the conclusions of the ongoing analysis of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) expected at the end of May 2010.
25 March 2010

French Senate proposal to suspend the commercialisation of BPA baby bottles is neither proportionate nor based on science.
25 March 2010

« Suspension » de la commercialisation des biberons à base de BPA : une application hasardeuse du principe de précaution.
18 February 2010

New OECD guideline study concludes no effects from Bisphenol A on the nervous system
12 February 2010

Bisphenol A industry group welcomes French Agency decision to focus on research
15 January 2010

Reaction to the statement from the US Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued on Bisphenol A
14 January 2010

The study by Melzer et al. suggesting links between BPA and heart disease lacks sufficient evidence.
16 December 2009

The study by Braniste et al. on the impact of BPA on the intestinal functions of rats has extremely limited relevance for consumers and should be put into the context of the wealth of existing data.
13 November 2009

The study by Li et al. on occupational exposure to BPA among male factory workers in China is of limited relevance to average consumers who use products containing minute amounts of BPA.
11 November 2009

A study by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds that low-dose exposures to BPA showed no effects on the range of reproductive functions and behavioural activities measured.
05 October 2009

Informationen zum Testbericht über Bisphenol A (BPA) in Schnullern von BUND und Global 2000.

Weitere Informationen:

Die Stellungnahme des BfR finden Sie hier.

Die Stellungnahme des BfG finden Sie hier.
05 October 2009

Statement concerning the test results of BUND and Global 2000 on Bisphenol A (BPA) in pacifiers.

For further information:

The statement of the German Risk-assessment Institute (BfR) is available here.

The statement of the Austrian Health Ministry (BfG) can be found here.
14 August 2009

A recent proposal by nine French Senators to restrict the use of BPA in France contradicts the independent scientific conclusions of both the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the French Food Safety Authority (AFSSA).
12 June 2009

Interrogée devant l'Assemblée Nationale le 10 Juin, le Ministre français de la Santé, Roselyne Bachelot, a réaffirmé la sécurité du Bisphenol A (BPA).
02 June 2009

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) have reconfirmed the safety of BPA-based food contact materials.
27 May 2009

A study by the Harvard School of Public Health and the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) shows that human exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) is approximately 1,000 times lower than EFSA safety thresholds
27 April 2009

Biberons – une mauvaise decision pour rassurer le public parisien
01 April 2009

Roselyne Bachelot, Ministre français de la Santé, assure que le Bisphénol A (BPA) ne présente aucun danger pour la santé
01 April 2009

Roselyne Bachelot, the French Minister for Health and Sport, confirmed on 31 March 2009, that Bisphenol A (BPA) does not represent a health risk.
19 March 2009

The food safety regulator for New Zealand and Australian has concluded that BPA-based polycarbonate baby bottles are safe
18 March 2009

The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health has confirmed that any exposure to Bisphenol A through food poses no risk to consumers
10 March 2009

Bisphénol A : PlasticsEurope appelle à un retour aux réalités scientifiques… et à la raison
06 February 2009

Industry responds to study on BPA from Stahlhut et al.
19 January 2009

Industry has published a factsheet on the contribution of polycarbonate plastic to the London 2012 Sustainability Policy and Plan
20 November 2008

Independent French and Dutch government agencies have confirmed that bisphenol A-based polycarbonate baby bottles are safe for use for babies and small children
29 October 2008

The US FDA Science Board Subcommittee has issued its report on the bisphenol A risk assessment by the FDA
27 October 2008

EFSA, publishing its assessment of the JAMA study, concludes there is no proof of a causal link between bisphenol A and heart disease and diabetes
22 October 2008

Health Canada, in its assessment published on 17 October, confirms that the "General public need not be concerned by BPA"
14 October 2008

Industry stresses that it is time to move forward on the EU Strategy for Endocrine Disrupters
24 September 2008

European Commission, responding to an MEP question, noted that it regards the EFSA opinion on bisphenol A as "conclusive"
16 September 2008

Industry responds to studies by Leranth et al. and Lang et al.
24 July 2008

EFSA reconfirms safety of bisphenol A-based food contact applications for all age groups including foetuses and newborns
15 July 2008

Industry urges Norway to respect EU regulation and follow EU science
10 July 2008

Friends of the Earth report ignores EU's own science
11 June 2008

Bisphenol A poses no health risk to consumers or the environment, says EU risk assessment
06 June 2008

New study results: Migration-level of BPA not influenced by microwaving
13 May 2008

Claims that bisphenol A exposure might cause obesity are not supported by available valid scientific data
23 April 2008

Health Canada issues draft Risk Assessment on bisphenol A
31 January 2008

Industry responds to Belcher et al study about bisphenol A migration from polycarbonate bottles

bottom_image

|- www.bisphenol-a-europe.org - an initiative of PlasticsEurope’s BPA/PC group -|