Tag: BPA
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Health Canada Finds BPA in Canned Drink Products
Health Canada has published the results of a survey it conducted to detect and measure levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in canned beverages such as soft drinks, tea and energy drinks. The federal agency detected the chemical in nearly all of the samples tested, with some of the highest levels appearing in energy drinks containing…
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Scientists Dispute JAMA Study Linking BPA Exposure to Type 2 Diabetes
Three letters published in the Febuary 18, 2009, edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have raised questions about a study linking bisphenol A (BPA) exposure to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and liver enzyme abnormalities in adults. Led by British researcher Iain D. Lang, the study concluded that participants in the Centers…
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FDA Announces Science Board Meeting on BPA Assessment
The FDA Science Board has announced a public meeting on February 24, 2009, to discuss “the continued assessment of bisphenol A (BPA) in FDA-regulated products.” The board will also receive updates from two working groups on “economically motivated adulteration of FDA-regulated products and rapid detection of Salmonella in foods.” In addition, FDA intends to publish…
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Industry and Consumer Perspectives Presented During ABA Food Law Seminar
The American Bar Association’s Litigation Section sponsored a “Hot Topics in Food Law” program via the Web and telephone on February 10, 2009. Speakers included in-house counsel for a large food manufacturing company, a Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) representative and Stephen Gardner, the director of litigation for the Center for Science in the Public Interest…
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Study Claims BPA Remains in Body Longer Than Expected
A recent study has claimed that the food packaging chemical bisphenol A (BPA) remains in the body longer than expected, raising questions about potential non-food sources. Richard Stahlhut, et al., “Bisphenol A Data in NHANES Suggest Longer Than Expected Half-Life, Substantial Non-Food Exposure, or Both,” Environmental Health Perspectives, January 28, 2009. University of Rochester Medical…
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FDA Plans More Research on Bisphenol A; Canada Urged to Protect Pregnant Women from Chemical
According to the director of the FDA’s Office of Food Additive Safety, the agency will conduct additional analysis of the effects of bisphenol A on human health after its panel of independent science advisors called the agency’s position on its safety flawed. Laura Tarantino reportedly said that a lot of work remains; she would not…
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California Science Panel Considers Substances to Monitor in Humans
The California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program’s Scientific Guidance Panel decided at a December 4-5, 2008, meeting that it would designate diesel exhaust and flame retardants as the first substances the state will monitor in humans under a 2006 law (SB 1379) requiring the establishment of a state biomonitoring program. The panel also reportedly agreed that the…
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Continues Bisphenol A Exposés
In a continuing series on the purported health effects of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical widely used in plastic food storage containers and metal food cans, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has reported that all of the 10 “microwave safe” containers tested at the newspaper’s request leached BPA when heated in a microwave or conventional oven.…