EFSA prepares BPA plan for assessment in 2018

摘要

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has finalized a strategy for its re-evaluation of bisphenol A (BPA) following a public consultation period. The European public body said a "scientific protocol" had been published which outlined the scope, methodology and information needed before the assessment starts in 2018. Additionally, the outcome of EFSA's external consultation on the preparatory work has been published. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced in June that it had identified bisphenol A as a substance of very high concern (SVHC), because of "its endocrine disrupting properties which cause probable serious effects to human health."