Ministry of health letter Bisphenol a bottle from June to be disabled
report from the Ministry of health announcement yesterday, to be June 1 disable Bisphenol a baby bottle. At present the Ministry of health has been to the State Ministry and the Ministry of Commerce and other departments for comments, which means that the controversial Bisphenol a will be banned in China for infant food containers.
the Executive Office of the Ministry of health of the Ministry of health published yesterday on the request for ban bisphenol a used in infant food container announcement also indicated that the letter of, since September 1, ban the sale of Bisphenol a in infant food containers.
it is reported that Bisphenol a is a polycarbonate, epoxy resins and other raw materials of polymer materials, these polymers are widely used in the production of chemical products and food-related products, such as baby bottles, tableware, food packaging container coatings, such as beverage bottles and water pipelines. Studies have shown that Bisphenol a is a class of estrogen-like activity of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Given the potential health hazards of Bisphenol a in recent years, some countries and regions on the potential health effects of Bisphenol a on human risk assessment.
although most Bisphenol a risk assessment of dietary exposure does not cause harm to health, but taking into account the potential of low-dose effects and experimental uncertainty, strict management measures have been taken in some countries.
