Multiple international industry associations are raising questions on a recent study that links food-contact packaging containing bisphenol-A (BPA) with higher risk of obesity in pre-teen girls, Food Production Daily reports.
Groups including the Washington, D.C.-based American Chemistry Council, and the Brussels, Belgium-based PlasticsEurope are raising questions about the study, which was performed by Kaiser Permanente and published in the journal PLOS ONE. The groups also caution on drawing broad conclusions based on the single study, according to Food Production Daily.
BPA has sparked controversy in the industry for a number of years.
Read the full story at foodproductiondaily.com.
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