"Canada's Curbs on BPA Premature, Says WHO Panel"

"OTTAWA — Taking any public health measures to ban or control bisphenol A — as Canada recently did — is premature since evidence of its alleged health risks is not strong enough, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

An international panel of 30 experts including Canadians reviewed the latest studies on the impact of the chemical, also known as BPA, which is frequently used in food containers and packages. The experts found that BPA, which has been linked to serious health problems, is mostly eliminated through urine and doesn't accumulate in the body.

Circulating levels of BPA in the human body were found to be very low, "indicating that BPA is not accumulated in the body and is rapidly eliminated through urine," WHO said in a statement."

Amy Minsky reports for Postmedia News Nobember 10, 2010.