Introduction The UK’s Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food launches an investigation into leaching of a commonly used chemical known as Bisphenol A (BPA) [IUPAC name 4,4′-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol]. The chemical is widely used in the manufacture of inert coatings of many types of food packaging. In concentrated form, there is evidence that BPA has
Introduction The UK’s Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food launches an investigation into leaching of a commonly used chemical known as Bisphenol A (BPA) [IUPAC name 4,4′-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol]. The chemical is widely used in the manufacture of inert coatings of many types of food packaging. In concentrated form, there is evidence that BPA has hormone-like … Read more