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AFP: US won't ban BPA from food packaging
Published April 2, 2012
US regulators on Friday rejected an appeal by environmental groups to ban an industrial chemical known as bisphenol-A, saying there was not enough scientific evidence of harm in humans.
Meanwhile, the Environmental Working Group hailed Campbell's Soup for being the latest corporate giant to seek an alternative to BPA in its packaging.
It had less kind words for the FDA, however.
"The next decision the FDA should make is to remove 'responsible for protecting the public health' from its mission statement," said Jane Houlihan, senior vice president for research at the EWG.