FDA'S BPA GUIDELINES HIT FROM BOTH SIDES

摘要

The Food and Drug Administration's long-awaited ruling on bisphenol-A (BPA), originally due inrnDecember, was finally disclosed on Jan. 15. However, the guidelines proved to be an anticlimax. The FDA declared that the safety of BPA, a chemical found in some baby bottles and as a liner in metal food and beverage cans, did notrnwarrant a ban, but that its use merits further study.