By Bettina Boxall and Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times March 30, 2012, 9:26 p.m.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it would not ban the use of bisphenol A, also known as BPA, in food packaging but said it would continue research on the health effects of the widely used chemical.
Although it rejected a petition by an environmental group to outlaw the compound in food and beverage containers, the agency did not close the door on future regulation. "This is not a final safety determination on BPA," FDA spokesman Douglas Karas said. "There is a commitment to doing a thorough evaluation of the risk of BPA."
Scientists are still working to determine what effects BPA, which mimics estrogen in the body, has on human health once ingested.
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FDA decides not to ban BPA in food packaging - latimes.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it would not ban the use of bisphenol A, also known as BPA, in food packaging but said it would continue research on the health effects of the widely used chemical.
Although it rejected a petition by an environmental group to outlaw the compound in food and beverage containers, the agency did not close the door on future regulation. "This is not a final safety determination on BPA," FDA spokesman Douglas Karas said. "There is a commitment to doing a thorough evaluation of the risk of BPA."
Scientists are still working to determine what effects BPA, which mimics estrogen in the body, has on human health once ingested.
more
FDA decides not to ban BPA in food packaging - latimes.com