American Chemistry Council

ACC Applauds California's Decision to Not Ban Food-Contact Products Containing Bisphenol A

Published in Drug Law Weekly, September 16th, 2008

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) applauds the California Assembly for listening to scientific experts and not passing SB1713 -- a bill that would have needlessly removed safe and essential products from store shelves. The safety of food-contact products containing bisphenol A has been recently reaffirmed by scientific and government bodies around the world.

"California's legislators made the right decision for their consumers," stated Steven G. Hentges, Ph.D. of the American Chemistry Council's Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group. "Products targeted by this bill have been affirmed to be safe by government bodies around the world based on the science, most recently by the...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2008-09-16)

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