Ministry of health and other 6 departments for

prohibiting bisphenol A infant The announcement

(health announcement bottle 2011 15th)

Ministry of health of the People's Republic of China

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Guard born department

Ministry of industry and information

Business affairs department

Total bureau work business

Quality inspection total bureau

Food and drug supervision bureau

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The 2011 15th

    ErBenJi 454 '- 2 hydroxy Bisphenol A, and propane (called Bisphenol A, or BPA) is the polycarbonate, epoxy resin and so on many kinds of polymer materials, these polymer materials are widely used in producing chemical products and food related products, such as food packaging materials and containers. Bisphenol A available through food packaging materials and containers migration to food, food related products national standard specifies its migration quantity. A scientific research shows that, food related products migration bisphenol A extremely trace, have not yet found bisphenol A adverse effects on human health. In view of infant belong to sensitive crowd, to guard against the food safety risk, protect the infant health, we decided to ban bisphenol A bottle for infants. Related matters announcement as follows:

    One, from 2011 June 1, it is prohibited to produce the polycarbonate infant bottles and other babies with bisphenol A bottle. From 2011 September 1, banned imports and infant milk bottle and other sales polycarbonate containing bisphenol A infant bottle, by enterprises or the importer is responsible for recalled.

    Second, bisphenol A allows for the production in addition to other than the infant bottle food packaging materials and containers and coating, it shall conform to the relevant traffics national food safety standards prescribed limits.

    Three, food packaging materials and containers production enterprise according to the announcement, organize production in accordance with the business requirements relevant industrial associations must strengthen the industry management and self-discipline, and encourage enterprises to regulate the production and business operation activities.

    Four, the relevant food safety supervision departments should strengthen supervision law enforcement and strengthen the supervision and inspection of the infant bottles and shall investigate and deal with this announcement does not conform to the requirements of illegal behavior.

    Tender announcement.

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