16 Feb 2024 --- The European Commission (EC) is preparing a measure to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials and recently launched a four-week feedback period for a possible ban of the chemical in food packaging, following the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) opinion on the risks to public health from dietary exposure to BPA. A spokesperson at the authority tells us that any legislative proposal related to BPA is the remit of the risk managers, including the EC, the European Parliament and member states. “EU lawmakers from the EC and national authorities are responsible for setting limits on the amount of a chemical that may migrate from food packaging into food, including any proposals to phase it out.”
