FDA To Rule On BPA Use In Food Packaging By March 31
Published: 8 December 2011
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Studies/State & Federal Regulations
The “Chicago Tribune,” reports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will decide by March 31 whether to ban the chemical used in water bottles, soup cans and other food and drink packaging. The industrial chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, was declared a toxic substance in Canada, banned in the production of baby bottles in Europe and Canada, and consumer concern led to discontinuation of BPA use in baby bottles and sippy cups in the United States. The FDA agreed to rule on whether to ban BPA use in food and beverage packaging as part of a settlement reached with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).