Issue 21/2016 - There are no health risks associated with BPA applications

For decades, government regulators and scientific groups around the world have continuously evaluated the scientific evidence for the safety of bisphenol A (BPA) and repeatedly concluded that the use of BPA in food contact materials is safe and reliable
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In September 2011, an international panel of experts, co-organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), after a comprehensive review of the latest scientific evidence chain, released a review that stated that "it is too early to initiate public health measures for BPA"
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In addition, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), after a comprehensive assessment of BPA exposure and toxicity, concluded in January 2015 that "BPA poses no health risk to consumers of any age, including fetuses, infants and adolescents at current exposure levels"
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EU member states such as Germany, Switzerland, and Ireland have also reached consistent conclusions
about the safety of BPA at different times with EFSA.
In April 2011, the advisory board of the German Toxicology Association noted in a review published in Toxicology Review: "Exposure to BPA in the population, including newborns and infants, has not yet presented health risks
of concern.
In its December 2015 report on the risks and benefits of BPA use, the Swiss Federal Council stated: "Because current exposure is too low to cause health damage, BPA poses no health risk
to consumers.
" The Irish Total Diet Study 2012-2014, published by the Irish Food Safety Authority (FSAI) in March 2016, concluded that dietary exposure to BPA was low in all age groups, well below health guidelines for BPA, suggesting that health concerns about BPA dietary exposure were not cause for concern
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In North America, the U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made positive conclusions
on the safety of BPA applications in food contact materials in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
In February 2016, the U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made it clear that BPA is safe
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Subsequently, the FDA conducted an ongoing safety review of the results obtained and further stated that "the available information continues to support the safety of BPA in currently approved food containers and packaging uses," further stated: "Studies conducted by FDA's National Toxicology Research Center (NCTR) have shown no effect
from low-dose exposure to BPA.
" Health Canada also released an assessment of BPA in September 2012, concluding that "consumer exposure to BPA from the use of food packaging does not currently pose a health risk to the general population, even to newborns and young children.
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In Asia, in June 2011, Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) published its assessment of BPA: "We are convinced that BPA poses little risk to human health.
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This conclusion is consistent
with AIST's earlier risk assessment of BPA in 2005.
In April 2016, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) released its risk assessment of BPA through Environmental Research, concluding that even conservative BPA exposure assessments were below 2%
of health guidelines.
Whether it is dietary exposure or total exposure, BPA is not a health threat
to the general Korean population.

The Australian and New Zealand Food Standards Authority (FSANZ) also reaffirmed the safety of BPA in April 2012, stating that "scientific research evidence shows that consumer exposure to BPA in current food packaging applications poses no threat to human health and safety"
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In summary, BPA does not pose a health risk to the human body, and the current application of BPA is safe
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