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us hearing on packaging chemical imminent
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the us food safety regulator is set to provide more information to the public later this month about its safety review of bisphenol a (bpa), the chemical found in packaging. a spokesperson for the food and drug administration (fda) told foodproductiondaily.com that it will update its science board in a public meeting on 24 february regarding its continued assessment of bpa in fda-regulated products, including food contact applications. bpa is used in certain packaging materials such as polycarbonates for baby food bottles. it is also used in epoxy resins for internal protective linings for canned food and metal lids. agency under fire the fda's handling of bpa has been criticised by scientists and us lawmakers. last year, the agency claimed the packaging chemical was safe at current levels in consumer products but it used industry-funded reports to support this assessment. the scientific community argued that the fda, in its review of the chemical, should have also included independent studies that have raised uncertainties regarding the potential effects of low dose exposure to bpa in humans, in particular infants. in december, the agency said it was undertaking further research on bpa, which would include consideration of some of those studies. bpa reduction bid meanwhile, the fda has revealed that, in conjunction with health canada’s health products and food branch, it hosted a meeting last month for representatives of us and canadian manufacturers to discuss what is being done to help minimize the levels of bpa in food. the us agency said the meeting was part of its efforts to assist industry in its voluntary bpa reduction efforts. the seminar, it said, also provided a forum for informing the industry in regard to the fda’s and health canada’s current activities and planned research to further assess the exposure to bpa and manage any potential risks from the chemical. alternatives moreover, said the us regulator, the meeting included a discussion about the different uses of bpa in food contact applications and the availability of fully functional and evaluated alternative substances. it was also suggested at the meeting, according to the fda, that polycarbonate baby bottles could cease to be a substantial component of the north american market in the future due to the increasing availability of alternative products. baby bottle ban last autumn, canada became the first country in the world to take regulatory action to prohibit the use of bpa in baby bottles, while bills are currently under consideration in the us states of washington, minnesota and connecticut that aim to ban the use of the chemical in products aimed at children under the age of three. additional update the fda spokesperson told this publication that in addition to the hearing on bpa at the science board meeting, a working group is scheduled to bring the experts up to date on a project related to rapid detection of salmonella in foods.
Source :Food Safety, HACCP, Food Quality, Food Microbiology, Hygiene
Date :
10
February
2009
Category :
Impression And Package Service
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the use of bisphenol a (bpa) in can linings is both safe and vital for food protection, a host of industry bodies and companies have said in rejecting the conclusions of a report calling for a ban on the chemical. the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa), the american chemistry council (acc), as well as food giants such as del monte, campbell and general mills have dismissed a study by the us-based consumer union that claimed potentially hazardous levels of bpa were leaching into foods from the epoxy linings of cans.
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infants aged up to six months have the greatest exposure to bisphenol a (bpa) through polycarbonate bottles although levels are well below safety limits set by regulatory bodies, a new study has found. the researchers from switzerland added that the while the highest dose rate was “far below” the tolerable daily (tdi) intake of 50 µg/kg bw deemed safe, it was of “the same order of magnitude as recently reported concentrations that caused low-dose health effects in rodents”.
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in its final evaluation of the chemical bisphenol a (bpa), the us national toxicology program (ntp) has expressed concerns for potential exposures to foetus, infants and children. the main conclusions of the ntp report include expression of ‘some concern’ over the potential for developmental toxicity for foetuses, infants, and children, based primarily on evidence from animal studies that would suggest that there might be effects on prostate gland and brain development, with also the potential for behavioural effects.
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the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa) has condemned reports that it was involved in a top level meeting to revamp the image of bisphenol a (bpa) by using a pregnant woman to talk about the benefits of the substance. the us industry association was responding to an article in the milwaukee journal sentinel which claimed nampa attended a summit with executives and lobbyists at an exclusive club in washington dc last week to discuss a strategy to present their case for the continued use of the chemical, which has already been banned from baby bottles in canada and parts of the us.
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while european and us risk assessors play down safety concerns over using food sourced from cloned animals, the fledgling industry appears set for tougher times in convincing manufacturers, according to a new survey. according to anti-gm consumer group the center for food safety, 20 leading us-based food processors including kraft foods and smithfield foods are reported to have pledged not to use products sourced from cloned animals.
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the uk consumers\' association sought to \"name and shame\" food manufacturers who use misleading labelling this week when it revealed details of food products which are confusing consumers. the \"shamed\" products included mcvitie\'s butter puffs, containing no butter, and princes crab paste, which contains nearly 40 per cent mackerel, 20 per cent cod, and only 11 per cent crab. the association called on manufacturers to make their labels \"honest and clear\", and challenged the food standards authority \"to expose bad practice\".
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