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Switzerland Enacts BPA Ban in Food Contact Materials, But it Excludes Some Common Bisphenols

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
July 11, 2025

Switzerland has banned bisphenol A (BPA) and other hazardous bisphenols in food contact materials, but the regulation’s definition of hazardous BPAs is based on the chemicals’ molecular structure—notably leaving out some common, possibly harmful bisphenols like bisphenol M and bisphenol P.


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Swedish Survey Raises Concerns About Toddlers’ Dietary Exposure to BPA, PFAS, Lead

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
February 26, 2025

A survey of Swedish toddlers conducted by the Swedish Food Agency as part of the Riksmaten Young Children dietary study has found high levels of some toxic substances—such as PFAS, BPA, and lead—in the children’s bodies.


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Bisphenols Common in Pizza Boxes and Migrate into Pizzas, German Analysis Finds

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
February 14, 2025

An analysis conducted by German consumer protection group ÖKO TEST demonstrated that bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S (BPS) are often found in pizza takeout boxes and can migrate into pizzas.


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Ep. 187. Rainer and Coneski: Evolving Legislation Around Food Packaging Chemicals and Additives—Implications for Industry

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
February 11, 2025

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Natalie Rainer and Dr. Peter Coneski, food regulatory experts at K&L Gates LLP, about the policy and legal issues surrounding food packaging chemicals of concern and targeted food additives, and the implications for industry.


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FAO Report Analyzes Trends in Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Over Time

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
February 10, 2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has compiled a report on the exposure of humans and food-producing animals to endocrine-disrupting chemicals—such as PFAS, BPA, and phthalates, among others—between 2004 and 2024.


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EU Officially Adopts Ban on BPA in All Food Contact Materials

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Bailee Henderson
December 20, 2024

On December 19, the European Commission officially adopted a sweeping ban on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), as well as some other bisphenols considered harmful, in all food contact materials. Industry will be allowed an 18-month transition period.


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Study Estimates $1.5 Trillion in Economic Losses From Health Harms of Three Chemical Contaminants

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
December 18, 2024

Researchers have estimated a global economic cost of $1.5 trillion per year associated with three toxic chemicals commonly found in plastics and food contact materials—BPA, DEHP, and PBDEs—due to premature deaths, chronic diseases, and lower IQs.


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‘Safe School Meals Act’ Addresses Pesticides, PFAS, Food Dyes, and More in School Lunches

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Bailee Henderson
September 23, 2024

Senator Cory Booker’s Safe School Meals Act proposes widespread reforms that would reduce the presence of toxic heavy metals, pesticides, artificial food dyes, and chemicals in school lunches, and would mandate research to progress remediation methods for environmental contaminants polluting farms.


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EFSA Identifies Emerging Chemical Risks to Food Safety

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Bailee Henderson
August 22, 2024

A recent European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) technical report has summarized emerging chemical risks to food safety identified by the agency and its processes for doing so, covering the period 2020–2023.


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Testing Finds High BPA, Glycidol Levels in Canned Tuna, but Low Mercury Content

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Bailee Henderson
June 21, 2024

A recent study of canned tuna packed in oil and sold in Europe revealed toxic chemicals bisphenol A (BPA) and/or glycidol in all of the analyzed tuna products. Mercury and 3-MCPD were not found at levels high enough to cause concern.


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