Global Scientists Urge BPA Ban in Food Containers

A group of leading scientists has urged the UK Government to ban the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which is widely used in packaging and containers of baby food products.

The experts from Italy, Britain and the US said the chemical has links to heart disease, breast cancer, obesity, birth defects and could trigger early puberty in girls, reports the Daily Mail newspaper.

The call coincides with Denmark’s decision last week to ban the use of BPA in food containers for children under three.

Canada and three US states have banned the chemical but the UK’s Food Standards Agency and the European Food Safety Authority have not yet enforced a ban.

BPA is used to strengthen food containers but has been classified as an “endocrine disruptor”, believed to interfere with the body’s hormone system.