FDA claims BPA is safe for humans
Following up on earlier posts we had about the potential dangers of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical commonly found in plastic products, the FDA just released a draft report indicating their belief that the chemical is not dangerous to human health at typical exposure levels. The report states: “Safe or safety means that there is reasonable certainty in the minds of competent scientists that the substance is not harmful under the intended conditions of use,” but “complete certainty of absolute harmlessness is scientifically impossible to establish”
This opinion is in line with that issued by the European Food Safety Authority last month, but is still in conflict with the Canadian government’s view of the chemical. Regardless of the EPA’s stance, some companies, such as Walmart and Nalgene, have responded to the public’s concern and have removed certain products containing BPA from their stores and product lines.
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