Bisphenol A limits

摘要

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recommended slashing daily intake limits for the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), used to manufacture plastics such as food containers. In a draft assessment released on 17 January, the agency said that BPA poses a low public-health risk because typical exposure levels are low. But uncertainty about the chemical's potential toxicity, including effects on the reproductive and nervous systems, warrants temporarily cutting daily limits from 50 to 5 micrograms per kilogram of body weight, the EFSA said.