Scientists Seek Consensus on BPA

International scientists are meeting to come up with a international consensus on the health risks of chemical bisphenol A (BPA). Scientists from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will analyse the available scientific data on whether exposure to BPA poses significant human health risks. An eagerly awaited summary of the meeting and a statement summarizing their assessment will be released in due course.

More scientists gang up on BPA

Scientists from all around the world seem to be gaining a consensus on the view that exposure to Bisphenol-A (BPA) – a chemical often found in plastic bottles and containers – could be damaging to the health of babies and pregnant women. In an open letter to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), a group of 60 scientists from 15 countries said they feared exposure to this chemical posed a number of health risks and called for action in reducing the exposure to BPA in everyday products.

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