SMH.co.auA: "The peak body for Australia's grocers has called for calm on the issue of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging, stating it poses no 'danger to humans' at levels detected.
The call followed testing by consumer group CHOICE which found that, of 38 samples of canned foods commonly found on Australian supermarket shelves, 29 contained BPA at levels 'some experts believe could be harmful'.
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said the study did not find any cases of BPA in Australian canned foods above safety limits set by the European Union.
'There's no scientific evidence internationally that has shown any dangers to humans from BPA in canned products or bottles,' AFGC deputy chief executive Dr Geoffrey Annison said in a statement on Thursday.
'Products containing BPA have been subject to significant and rigorous investigations by leading world authorities and, in recent years, food regulators in the United States, UK and the EU have examined the latest findings and have determined that the use of BPA continues to be safe.'"
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