Congressman Markey Files 3 Petitions w/ FDA to Ban BPA

Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced on March 19, 2012 that he sent three separate petitions to the Food and Drug Administration requesting the agency permanently remove regulatory approval for the use of bisphenol-A (BPA) in (i) infant formula and baby and toddler food packaging, (ii) small reusable household food and beverage containers, and (iii) canned food packaging, on the grounds that manufacturers have stopped using BPA in these products.

(See ITT’s Online Archives 11120911 for summary of FDA announcing that it is committed to decide on a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council on whether BPA should be used in packaging for food and drinks by March 31, 2012. See 11101712 for summary of a similar petition filed by the American Chemistry Council, which Representative Markey decried as an “empty gesture.”)