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BPA: Well tested, approved by agencies as safe for use
Scientists and regulatory agencies around the world have found BPA to be safe for use in current food contact applications.
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BPA: Helping to maintain the safety of our food supply
BPA-based epoxy can linings help protect the integrity and safety of canned food.
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BPA: Making products convenient and durable
BPA is a critical component for making polycarbonate, a high-performance, lightweight, strong, and heat-resistant plastic.
The Experts say:
- Considering the immense efforts to demonize BPA, regulators are under intense political pressure to fund studies and tests, perhaps indefinitely. In a world of finite research dollars, policymakers must ask whether spending hundreds of millions of dollars on yet more research into BPA imposes an unnecessarily high cost on science and society. -- John Entine, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Benefits of Products Made From BPA:
- Polycarbonate plastic is clear, lightweight, durable and shatter-resistant
- Epoxy resins protect the safety and integrity of canned foods and beverages
- Products made with BPA contribute to the health and safety of people
About BPA
Bisphenol A (BPA) is the key component used to make epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastic, which are used to make consumer goods that make our lives safer and more convenient.
BPA helps to make epoxy resins durable and to make clear polycarbonate plastic strong, lightweight and resistant to heat and shattering.
Click here to learn about BPA from Lisa Harrison of the American Chemistry Council.
For more information about BPA, please visit Bisphenol A (BPA) Information for Parents from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
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 under TSCA at this time on the basis of human health.” To read more about what EPA’s BPA Action Plan said, click here.
News & Updates
- 27 July, 2010 | American Chemistry Council
- 9 July, 2010 | European Food Safety Authority
- 17 June, 2010 | The Daily Caller
Myths & Realities
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Myth: BPA bioaccumulates in the human body.
Reality: Based on several studies on human volunteers, the very small amount of BPA that may be ingested by a person during normal daily activities is efficiently converted to biologically inactive metabolites, which are eliminated from the human body within 24 hours.
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Myth: BPA causes cancer.
Reality: A European Union risk assessment reviewed all relevant scientific evidence and concluded that, “BPA does not possess any significant carcinogenic potential.”