“For the third time since 2007, and as a result of a comprehensive review of more than 800 recent studies, EFSA has again confirmed that BPA is safe for use in products that come in contact with food,” says Steven G. Hentges, Ph.D., of the American Chemistry Council. “Consumers around the world can be reassured that EFSA’s intense scientific scrutiny continues to reaffirm the safety of BPA in food contact applications, and again concludes that established safe intake levels for BPA provide a sufficient margin of safety for protection of consumers, including for infants and young children.”
One EFSA Panel member, however, expressed a minority opinion, saying some recent studies point to uncertainties regarding adverse health effects below the level used to determine the current TDI. Although the member agreed with the rest of the panel’s general view that these studies could not be used to establish a lower TDI, the expert recommended the current TDI should become temporary.