FDA has issued a new assessment of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA)—commonly used with other chemicals to make plastics and resins—reaffirming its position that the chemical is safe at current levels of exposure from food contact uses. The most recent FDA safety assessment of BPA for use in food contact applications was released in 2008, with additional low-dose update studies in 2009.
FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) released its 2014 hazard assessment of BPA via the agency’s website following completion of a formal internal agency review of the most current research on BPA.