EFSA: Public consultation on draft opinion bisphenol A (BPA)

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EFSA’s scientific experts have provisionally concluded that for all population groups diet is the major source of exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and exposure is lower than previously estimated by EFSA. BPA is a chemical compound used in food contact materials such as packaging as well as in other consumer products. This is the Authority’s first review of exposure to BPA since 2006 and the first to cover both dietary and non-dietary sources (including thermal paper and environmental sources such as air and dust). As part of a two-stage process of its full risk assessment, EFSA is now seeking feedback on this draft assessment of consumer exposure to BPA. All stakeholders and interested parties will be able to provide their comments on the draft exposure assessment from 25 July to 15 September 2013. During a later phase, EFSA will publicly consult on the second part of its draft opinion, focussing on its assessment of the potential human health risks of BPA (Press Release EFSA, 25 July 2013).
Click here for the press release.
Click here for the public consultation.