Dutch BPA Investigation: Current Science Indicates Low Risk

“Dutch Public Health Institute ‘State of Knowledge’ on BPA: Not a Risk,” By BPA Coalition.
The news about bisphenol-A (BPA) continues. Last week, the Netherlands’ National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) issued Part 1 of its investigation into BPA. RIVM’s report did not evaluate or cite specific studies but summarizes conclusions from earlier evaluations. Part 1 “gives an overview of the state of knowledge about BPA”. The institute’s appraisal of the available information will follow in Part 2, to be issued in the course of 2015. So, what is the state of knowledge?: “the available data do not indicate a risk for most groups of consumers and patients; to date, scientific studies have not found conclusive evidence of possible adverse effects caused by BPA …” Read more.