May 10th, 2023
2 mins
EFSA’s Scientific Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) have published a re‐evaluation of the risks to public health related to the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) in foodstuffs.
In 2015, EFSA established a temporary tolerable daily intake (t‐TDI) for BPA of 4 μg/kg body weight (bw) per day. In 2016, the European Commission mandated EFSA to re‐evaluate the risks to public health from the presence of BPA in foodstuffs and to establish a tolerable daily intake (TDI).
The CEP Panel concluded that it is Unlikely to Very Unlikely that BPA presents a genotoxic hazard through a direct mechanism. However, taking into consideration the evidence from animal data and support from human observational studies, the immune system was identified as most sensitive to BPA exposure.
As a result, the Panel have significantly lowered the TDI to 0.2 ng BPA/kg bw per day. By comparing the new TDI with estimates of dietary exposure to BPA, the Panel concluded that consumers with both average and high exposure to BPA in all age groups exceeded the new TDI, indicating health concerns.
You can read the report in full here
