Human Safety

Regulatory agencies around the world have extensively studied the scientific research on BPA and found polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins made from BPA to be safe for use in food and beverage containers.

Regulatory agencies that have ruled on the safety of BPA include:

  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (August 2008, February 2009)
  • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (January 2007, July 2008, October 2008)
  • European Union (EU) (June 2008)
  • Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (February 2009)
  • French Food Safety Authority (November 2008)
  • Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (November 2008)
  • Danish Environmental Protection Agency (October 2008)
  • German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (September 2008, October 2009, July 2010)
  • Health Canada (October 2008)
  • Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) (March 2009)
  • Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NIAIST) (November 2005)