German agency advises substitution of some BPA uses

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Date Published: 
06/09/2010

Environment agency says there are sufficient grounds for concern.

Germany’s Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has advised manufacturers, importers and users of bisphenol A (BPA) to use alternative substances that pose less risk to human health and the environment in all areas of use that significantly contribute to exposure. “This way an important contribution can be made to product responsibility in the case of a substance for which precautionary protection of humans and the environment is...