The ban is already effective in Europe and in other countries such as Canada. It seems an unstoppable path of the prohibition of bisphenol A in bottles, which now extends to Argentina.
The Ministry of Health of Argentina, through the National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT), has established a ban throughout the national territory for the manufacture, importation and commercialization of bottles (bottles, as they are called there) ) containing bisphenol A (BPA) in its composition, because under certain circumstances, this substance can cause toxic effects in infants.
Companies have until early April to adapt their manufacturing standards (although many had already discarded polycarbonate), and thereafter already it will not be possible to find bottles made of bisphenol A in Argentina.
According to the latest scientific evidence, not without controversy, when these materials are heated under certain conditions, there is a risk that small amounts of BPA will be released from containers containing food and beverages, passing to these products, and may be ingested.
It has been studied that there are certain toxic effects on the development of the nervous system and behavior, possibly caused by BPA. The measure adopted is in line with the most demanding regulatory agencies in the world, such as the United States, Europe, Brazil or Canada.
You want protect the health of infants: the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that
Infants between three and six months fed with polycarbonate bottles are the most exposed to BPA, an exposure that, however, is still lower than the tolerable daily intake (...). The BPA elimination system in an infant is not as developed as in an adult, the infant progressively reaches the adult during the first six months.
Following all these recommendations and studies, from now on In Argentina, bisfebol A is also prohibited in bottles and in any container intended to contain food for children.
