The European Commission is preparing a regulation to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials, for adoption in the first quarter of 2024. It is seeking the views of all interested parties via an online public consultation open until midnight on 8 March.
The Commission’s draft regulation is based on the reassessment of the public health risks of BPA by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which concluded that current levels of exposure to BPA pose health concerns for consumers...