Tag: BPA
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Legal Commentators Make Predictions About BPA-Related Litigation
According to legal commentators interviewed for an article in Law 360, consumer perceptions about the safety of food-packaging chemical bisphenol A (BPA), as well as increasing attention to the chemical in state legislatures, could result in a morass of litigation for years to come. While a $1 billion lawsuit is already pending in multidistrict litigation…
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OEHHA Seeks Comment on Whether to List Bisphenol A as Reproductive Toxicant
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued a request for public comment on its determination that bisphenol A (BPA) “appears to meet the criteria for listing as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity under Proposition 65, based on findings of the National Toxicology Program’s Center for the Evaluation of Risks…
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BPA Bans Gain Traction in State Legislatures
The Washington and Wisconsin legislatures have reportedly passed bills that would prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles, sipping cups and other food and beverage containers intended for children younger than age 3. In light of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) recent decision to reassess the plasticizer’s safety, the Washington House…
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MDL Court Issues Ruling on Motion for Reconsideration in Bisphenol A Litigation
A federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) court in Missouri has issued an order and opinion disposing of defendants’ motion that it reconsider its prior rulings refusing to dismiss some of the bisphenol A-related claims in the case on the basis of federal preemption and primary jurisdiction. In re: Bisphenol-A (BPA) Polycarbonate Plastic Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL No.…
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Industry Responds to FDA Finding on Bisphenol A
The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) has responded to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) recent review of bisphenol A in food contact applications, praising regulators for stopping short of a ban on the ubiquitous chemical but criticizing their concern for “hypothetical and non-existent health risks.” FDA has stated that it now shares…
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Heart Disease Allegedly Linked to Higher Urinary Concentrations of BPA
A recent study has claimed that “higher urinary concentrations of bisphenol A [BPA] are associated with an increased prevalence of coronary heart disease.” David Melzer, et al., “Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration with Heart Disease: Evidence from NHANES 2003/06,” PLoS ONE, January 2010. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)…
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New Fears Surround Alleged Health Effects of Bisphenol A
A French study on bisphenol A (BPA) has suggested a link between exposure to the chemical used in plastic containers and drink cans to reduced intestinal functioning. Viorica Braniste, et al., “Impact of oral bisphenol A at reference doses on intestinal barrier function and sex differences after perinatal exposure in rats,” Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences…
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WHO and FAO Request Bisphenol A Data for October 2010 Meeting
In collaboration with Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have announced an October 2010 expert meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, to discuss the safety of bisphenol A (BPA), calling for data from the scientific community on any “adverse human health effects at low…