To help food and beverage manufacturers maintain compliance with California’s Proposition 65 regulation following the recent addition of bisphenol A (BPA) that goes into effect May 11, the Grocery Manufacturers Association has created a database for companies to list products that contain the compound.
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) implemented an emergency regulation on April 18 that requires manufacturers provide in-store warning signs to retailers about exposure to BPA from products sold in the state. This program provides an option for industry to work together to provide warnings in stores, instead of removing products from store shelves or changing the labels of food and beverage products that use BPA in their packaging or may otherwise expose consumers to BPA.