Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Australian Regulators lax on dangerous chemical?

Reportage: "Here, industry seems happy enough to hide behind the convenient decisions and judgments of FSANZ. Geoff Parker, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Beverages Council said in a statement:

“At the moment the overwhelming scientific evidence is that BPA poses no significant health risk. It is important that credible, scientific evidence is used to assess whether BPA should or should not be used, as opposed to say, emotions.”

“Naturally if the Australian regulator of the Food Code changed their opinion, the industry would comply with whatever it (FSANZ) decided was appropriate. The beverage industry in Australia has a long and positive working relationship with FSANZ."

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