01 Aug 2024 --- The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have issued a warning to consumers over potential toxicity in bamboo-based F&B packaging. The advice comes after a 2022 warning over unauthorized plant-based materials like rice husks, wheat straw and hemp, which highlighted a lack of safety evidence. Using new evidence submitted to the FSA and FSC by the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT), the agencies say data remain insufficient to conclude that bamboo-based products are safe and that concerns remain over the impact on health from long-term use.
