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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11954

6 February 2018
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Food safety
Two MEPs ask Commission why it has not suggested banning bisphenol A
Brussels, 05/02/2018 (Agence Europe)

In a written question to the European Commission, two MEPs have stated their concern regarding the fact that the institution is proposing a reduction in the limit of special bisphenol-A migration in contact with food rather than a total ban of that substance.  Bisphenol-A is recognised by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as being “extremely dangerous”.

A majority of the members of the European Parliament committee on the environment have refused to oppose the Commission’s...

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