EFSA agrees with RIVM that potential effect of BPA on the immune system requires further attention

donderdag 13 oktober 2016 14:00

RIVM expressed concerns on the effects of bisphenol a (BPA) on the immune system in a report issued in March 2016. Consequently, the Dutch minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Edith Schippers, requested EFSA to consider this issue. EFSA states that the new evidence highlighted by RIVM adds to the indication already reported in 2015 that BPA might affect the immune system in animals, but is too limited to draw conclusions on human health.