WHO Pins BPA Exposure on Food

The primary way humans are exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) is though food, said a panel convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), which also stated that any "public health measures" are premature.

More than 30 international experts were brought together for the meeting organized by the WHO earlier this month to review BPA, a chemical that mimics estrogen and has been linked to a range of development and reproductive problems, diabetes and other health issues.

The WHO said the panel concluded that BPA is getting into humans mainly through food and drinks, meaning the chemical is passing from packaging like certain hard plastics and epoxy can liners into food they're in contact with. Other exposure sources, like thermal receipt paper and dental sealants, are less important, the WHO said.

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