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... the message is clear, that the much-maligned (and legal and exhaustively-tested) substances must be bad for you, or why remove them? and what about bisphenol a (bpa)? half of the food industry is reassuring us that minute levels in can coatings represent a correspondingly minute, and acceptable level of risk, while the other half is scrambling to get rid of it faster than you can say 'bpa-free'

... a scientist who chairs the uk's independent committee on toxicity (cot) says the european commission’s (ec’s) move to ban the import of baby bottles using bisphenol a (bpa) is not based on scientific evidence, and has rejected calls to ban its use in food packaging ... heinz is committed to a bpa alternative in can linings, despite insisting that minute levels are safe writing in the food standards agency’s (fsa's) online magazine, bite, professor david coggon said: “the ban on bpa in baby-feed bottles is not based on scientific evidence of harm, or even on a strong suspicion that it could be harmful ... she said the ec decision to ban the import and marketing of bottles from june 1 followed research linking organic compund bpa with human endocrine disruption (where it can mimic the body's hormones) and severe health conditions ... industrial chemical bpa is used to make a hard, clear plastic used in polycarbonate baby bottles; it is also used to manufacture epoxy resins, which act as a protective lining on the inside of metal-based food and beverage cans ... higher bpa concentrations have been linked by recent studies to higher incidences of cardiovascular diseases (lang et al 2008) and lower human sperm quality (de-kun li et al ... more important issues parnell called for an fsa response to a “pressing matter” upon which there is a considerable lack of public knowledge of potential risks – where she noted that bpa can leach into baby’s milk, especially when polycarbonate feed bottles are heated up, and other foods ... but coggon said a recent european food safety authority (efsa) toxicity review of bpa reconfirmed a tolerable daily intake (tdi) of 0 ... ” many large food manufacturers continue to use bpa in can linings, and coca-cola recently upset some shareholders by announcing that there was insufficient evidence to stop using the chemical in epoxy can liners ... uk that despite reassurances from uk and european food authorities that minute levels of bpa in can coatings are safe, “heinz remains committed to moving to alternatives” as part of global phase-out

... china has become the latest country to ban the use of bisphenol a (bpa) in baby bottles, while government officials signalled increasing use of the death penalty to crack down on food safety violators ... the ministry of health, in conjunction with five other government bodies, issued notices yesterday confirming that inclusion of bpa in the manufacture of infant bottles would be outlawed from 1 june (tomorrow) ... from 1 september it will be illegal to import or sell any bpa-containing baby bottles, said the notice ... the european union announced at the end of last year that it was banning bpa in baby bottles ... production of containers with bpa was prohibited from 1 march, 2001, with a ban on the importation and sale due to come into force 1 june (tomorrow) bpa is a monomer used in the manufacture of polycarbonate bottles

... it calls on coca-cola chiefs to: “issue a report to their investors disclosing how it is responding to public concerns about the safety of bpa in products; outline a plan to develop alternatives to bpa in can linings; and address what the company is doing to maintain leadership and public trust on this issue” ... public concerns "bpa can pose reputational and competitive risks to companies that use it in their products or packaging because of heightened public concern," as you sow senior program director michael passoff told foodproductiondaily ... “coke’s refusal to address this issue proactively - and its willingness to blatantly ignore the concern of 1 of 5 of its shareowners - is why it is the only company targeted with a bpa container shareholder resolution and why it has gained a reputation as the industry laggard on this issue,” he said ... earlier this month swedish safety agencies proposed that bpa be phased out in food and beverage can linings

... bisphenol a (bpa) presents no major risk to human health, said the german society of toxicology (gst) as it backed the current tolerable daily intake (tdi) level for the chemical as set by european union experts ... “overall, the committee concluded that the current tdi for bpa is adequately justified and that the available evidence indicates that bpa exposure represents no noteworthy risk to the health of the human population, including newborns and babies,” it said ... deadlock the group said it had decided to scrutinise “the background and cutting-edge topics” of the chemical because “there seems to be no resolution of the apparently deadlocked controversy as to whether exposure of the general population to bpa causes adverse effects due to its estrogenicity” ... recent findings suggesting that bpa may cause harm at lower doses has not be confirmed in subsequent larger studies, said the committee ... “particularly relevant are some recent studies with negative outcomes that addressed effects of bpa on the brain, behaviour, and the prostate in rodents for extrapolation to the human situation,” it added

... a host of industry-led projects are currently underway to discover bisphenol a (bpa) alternatives for metal packaging – but a viable option is unlikely to reach the market for several years, said a leading us trade body in an exclusive interview with foodproductiondaily ... ” but he said that no complete solution was on the horizon that could match bpa in terms of performance and safety ... “there is a great deal of research underway at this time, but the fact remains there is no readily available alternative to bpa for all the types of metal food and beverage packaging currently in use,” said dr rost ... ” what else is out there? he said that while any breakthrough bpa alternative may not be available in the near future, the only other option for manufacturers are coatings that have already been approved by the us food and drug administration (fda) ... “while each offers some of the needed characteristics for use as an interior can coating, none of them meet all the performance and safety characteristics currently met by bpa-based epoxy resins and therefore have far more limited manufacturing flexibility ,” said dr rost

... china is considering banning the use of bisphenol a (bpa) in polycarbonate baby bottles, according to state-run media ... chinese media said the draft, bpa listed as being banned from use in vessels having direct contact with baby food ... the european union’s ban on the manufacturing of bpa-containing bottles in the region came into force on 1 march

... the first part of a european ban on bisphenol a (bpa) in baby bottles comes into force tomorrow in what brussels hailed as a ‘landmark’ move to safeguard consumer health and safety ... the second part of the regulation, due to come into force on 1 june, will outlaw the marketing or selling bpa-containing bottles within the economic bloc ... ” the european commission took the decision to ban the chemical in baby bottles last november after it said doubts were raised over the continued use of bpa in the containers by the european food safety authority’s (efsa) opinion delivered in september ... the substance is known to leach in small amounts from bottles into foodstuffs - particularly if they are heated to high temperatures – which poses concerns as “the infants' system is still building up to eliminate bpa during the first six months of their lives,” said an ec statement

... canadian authorities risk confusing the public after adding bisphenol a (bpa) to its toxic substance list but failing to follow through with legislation outlawing its use in food packaging, said a newly published academic analysis ... in her paper - exposure to bisphenol a in canada: invoking the precautionary principle - laura vandenberg, of tufts university massachusetts, also examines possible causes behind findings that bpa exposure is higher in the us than canada ... she speculated that the absence of bpa plants in canada – and the resulting lowering of environmental exposure – could account for this difference ... bpa is a substance commonly used in the manufacture of polycarbonate baby bottles and the epoxy linings of food and beverage cans ... "by invoking the precautionary principle, health canada has both the power and responsibility to restrict human exposure to bpa; in taking the action to label bpa a toxic chemical, health canada now must follow through with strong legislation that will protect the people of canada from continued exposure," vandenberg said ... 7 per cent had detectable levels of bpa, against 92 ... however, she said concentration of bpa in canadians was far less than of their us counterparts across all age ranges ... “thus the environmental contamination that results from the production of bpa in the us may contribute to the higher levels seen in that population," said vandenberg

... the race is on to find bisphenol a (bpa) alternatives in can linings but a substitute is unlikely be brought to market immediately - whatever laws are passed, the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa) said yesterday ... rost, chairman of the influential us trade association, reiterated that its members were leading the chase to discover bpa replacements in metal containers despite being entirely convinced the chemical poses no health hazard at current exposure levels from food packaging ... the packaging chief added the industry had embarked on its quest as an acceptance “that consumers’ concerns are real, whether we agree with them or not ” and packaging producers were “ hard at work trying to identify and test new can coating options that do not contain bpa ” ... bpa is used as part of the epoxy lining in food and drink cans and in the manufacture of polycarbonate baby bottles and sippy cups for children ... last november, the european commission announced a full ban on bpa in baby bottles would be introduced by mid-2011 for the region ... “the race is clearly on to identify bpa alternatives and our industry is at the forefront of that effort,” said rost ... so far the metal packaging industry in both the us and europe has been reluctant to share details of research products or give possible timelines for when bpa alternatives could be available ... legislative ‘food fight’ continues rost's remark concerning " legislative dictacted deadlines" came as he included an overview of a us law designed to outlaw bpa in food packaging ... while an amendment to ban bpa had not been included in the food safety bill, passed late last year, senator dianne feinstein (d-ca) has introduced the ban poisonous additives act of 2011 (h ... the measure would ban bpa in food and beverage containers that are composed, “in whole or in part,” of the substance or can release it into food contents ... the legislation stipulates that waivers may be granted where no technologically feasible alternative to replace bpa in a certain product or package exists, or if an alternative package cannot be used for the product