Europe will reassess the safety performance of plastic products

The French "Le Monde" (WWW.lemonde.fr) reported on May 6th that in mid-April, the Canadian government announced its intention to prohibit the use of plastics containing organic aromatic compounds (BPA) to produce milk bottles. In the future, this substance is considered to be toxic in Canada. of. This decision immediately sparked international debate over the safety of this organic compound, which is found in many plastic raw materials.

In the United States, several party leaders have asked the US Food and Drug Administration to reevaluate this organic compound from the perspective of health and safety. The European Food Safety Regulatory Agency also stated on May 2 that it will reassess this assessment.

BPA is a chemical product belonging to the family of organic aromatic compounds, which is considered to be harmful to endocrine secretion. In the 1930s, this substance became the subject of numerous studies, when it was discovered that it may contain a comprehensive estrogen.

Controversy about BPA is focused on plastics. This substance is only a very small dose but it has huge economic benefits. Research in the plastic raw materials industry has always insisted that ingesting BPA through food channels will not cause any harm to humans.

But experiments on BPA and citrate done in mice and humans by other independent scientific researches have recently yielded different results. Phthalates are also found in plastics and can cause damage to endocrine functions and are prohibited in the EU for the manufacture of toys and baby products.

In November 2006, the European Food Safety Regulatory Agency had submitted opinions on the safety of BPA at the request of the European Commission. At that time, the conclusion was still reassuring. Experts pointed out that people come into contact with BPA through foods packed in plastic containers, but experts believe that the experimental results obtained in mice cannot be inferred from humans because rodents are extremely sensitive to estrogen.