The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) has filed a lawsuit against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the grounds of the FDA’s inaction over bisphenol A health risks. In a statement the NRDC said it had lost patience with the FDA after food safety authorities in Canada, Denmark and France had responded to recent research on the chemical.
Noting that recent studies have shown that 90% of the US population had traces of BPA in their bodies, NRDC’s Sarah Janssen said, “The FDA has been slow to acknowledge current science on BPA and has been reluctant to regulate use of this chemical in food packaging.
“Most people assume that the government wouldn’t allow Americans to be exposed to BPA if it wasn’t safe, but while the FDA has been reviewing the science, as of yet, no action has been taken,” she added.
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