October 18: Bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used in can coatings and some plastic drinks containers, has been declared ‘toxic’ by the Canadian government.
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This is despite Health Canada stating that the current use of BPA is no threat to human health, and the European Food Standards Authority (EFSA) providing a similar conclusion following an extensive study of research into the chemical.
The decision to list BPA as a toxic substance was announced last week in a government document, but there was no reference to it on the Health Canada web site.
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