FDA Embroiled in another Food Safety Controversy
Published: 19 December 2008
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Reproductive/Hormonal Changes, Studies/State & Federal Regulations
The “Associated Press” reports the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reconsidered its consumer advice on fish, especially for pregnant women and children, saying that the health benefits of eating fish outweigh the potential ill effects of mercury. The Environmental Protection Agency calls the 270-page FDA study “scientifically flawed and inadequate” and an “oversimplification” lacking analytical rigor. This controversy comes after independent experts said that FDA’s conclusion that low doses of bisphenol A (BPA) are safe was also scientifically flawed.