FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GMA Reaction to FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on BPA
Contact:
Scott Openshaw, Director, Communications, 202-295-3957
Brian Kennedy, Director, Communications, 202-639-5994
September 16, 2008
What: For those reporters and editors covering today’s FDA Advisory Committee meeting on bisphenol A (BPA), please be aware that Dr. Craig Henry, chief operating officer for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), submitted formal comments to the Advisory Committee on behalf of GMA (click here to view comments).
For further information on the safety of BPA, please also see GMA’s recently released science policy paper, Bisphenol A (BPA): A Guide for Consumers, Policy Makers and the Media at www.gmabrands.com/publications/SciPol_Bisphenol.pdf
Summary: In his comments, Dr. Henry stressed that FDA performed a thorough, well-documented review of the available toxicological information and research using a sound analytical approach and that FDA’s evaluation of the science on BPA for purposes of a safety assessment is comprehensive, objective, and transparent, with clear explanations of any failings in study design, conduct and interpretation in the reviewed literature.
When: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Where: Washington, D.C.
Contact: Brian Kennedy, Grocery Manufacturers Association, 202-639-5994
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