Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This
Continue Reading FDA’s food additive regulations fail to address toxic chemicals in food
More research has been released by the United States National Toxicology Program (NTP) as part of a landmark study on the safety of bisphenol A (BPA).
The Consortium Linking Academic and Regulatory Insights on BPA
Continue Reading More data published from BPA study; results ‘support the safety of BPA’
New rules that tighten restrictions on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials in the European Union have entered into force this month.
The regulation lowers the specific migration limit (SML), which
Continue Reading BPA rules in European Union now in force; limit strengthened 12-fold
Healthy eating enthusiasts may want to reconsider their protein powder choices in light of a new study that shows 40 percent of 134 brands tested have
Continue Reading Heavy metals found in 40 percent of protein powders tested
Bisphenol-A, or BPA, a chemical component found in plastic bottles and canned food liners, has long courted controversy over its alleged health risks. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has maintained that it
Continue Reading Tests of Canned Food Brands Reveal Most Have Controversial Chemical in Can Lining
Those epoxy resins used to line metal food cans and some plastic containers are safe at current permitted levels, with some European bickering still going on about where lower limits should be placed. They may
Continue Reading Denmark’s National Food Institute Says Europe’s BPA Safe Levels Need Work
On the heels of the 2014 favorable safety assessment for bisphenol A (BPA), another major reevaluation has found that the epoxy resins used to line metal food cans pose no health risk to consumers of
Continue Reading EFSA Risk Assessment on Bisphenol A Finds No Consumer Health Risks
A California court recently upheld findings that the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is known to cause reproductive health problems. In 2013, the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that it intended
Continue Reading CA Court Decision Will Place BPA Back on Harmful Chemicals List
It might be easy to dismiss the latest study about spiking one’s blood pressure by drinking soy milk from cans lined with bisphenol A (more commonly known as BPA). After all, serious hypertension is more
Continue Reading FDA Says BPA-Lined Containers Are Safe, But New Study Raises Concerns
A new study by researchers at the University of Missouri in Columbia reveals that people who used hand sanitizers, handled cash-register receipts and then ate French fries were quickly exposed to high levels of bisphenol
Continue Reading Study: Hand Sanitizers, French Fries Don’t Mix Well With BPA-Coated Receipts
Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Reps. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) are calling for a ban on Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to harden plastics and commonly found in food packaging.
Continue Reading Three Members of Congress Seek Ban on BPA in Food Packaging
