Member State Committee (MSC) unanimously agrees that Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor

The ECHA's Member State Committee (MSC) decided on 16 June 2017 to support a proposal to additionally identify Bisphenol A as a substance of very high concern (SVHC) because of its endocrine disrupting properties which cause probable serious effects to human health.

The committee also agreed to identify the substance PFHxS as an SVHC due to their very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 22.06.17: EU recognises bisphenol A as an endocrine disruptor http://www.euractiv.com/section/endocrine-disruptors/news/eu-recognises-bisphenol-a-as-an-endocrine-disruptor/

Pastics Today, 19.06.17: European chemicals agency names BPA a substance of very high concern https://www.plasticstoday.com/materials/european-chemicals-agency-names-bpa-substance-very-high-concern/8132595856995

FoodNavigator.com, 19.06.17: EU expresses ‘high concern’ for hormone disrupting chemical Bisphenol A http://www.foodnavigator.com/Policy/EU-expresses-high-concern-for-hormone-disrupting-chemical-Bisphenol-A

The Guardian, 16.06.17: EU moves to restrict hormone-disrupting chemical found in plastics https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jun/16/eu-moves-to-restrict-hormone-disrupting-chemical-found-in-plastics

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