BPA exhibits hormone-like properties that raise concern about its suitability in some consumer products and food containers. Since 2008, several governments have investigated its safety, which prompted some retailers to withdraw polycarbonate products. The FDA has ended its authorization of the use of BPA in baby bottles and infant formula packaging, based on market abandonment, not safety.[2] The European Union and Canada have banned BPA use in baby bottles. A 2010 report from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified possible hazards to fetuses, infants, and young children.[3] However, an FDA assessment released in March 2013 said that BPA is safe at the very low levels that occur in some foods.[4]In July 2014, the FDA updated its perspective on the use of BPA in food contact applications, confirming that BPA is safe at the current levels occurring in foods based on extensive research, including two more studies issued by the agency in early 2014. [5] The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reviewed new scientific information on BPA in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011: EFSA’s experts concluded on each occasion that they could not identify any new evidence which would lead them to revise their opinion that the presently known levels of exposure to BPA is safe; however, EFSA does recognize some uncertainties, and will continue to investigate them.[6] - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A
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