On January 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada's Health Products and Food Branch held a meeting of representatives of U.S. and Canadian manufacturers and users of food packaging materials containing bisphenol A (BPA) to discuss what is being done to help minimize the levels of the chemical in food. The FDA maintained in a draft report in October that products containing BPA are safe at current levels of exposure. However, an FDA Science Board subcommittee said that the FDA's assesement was inadequate. The FDA will respond to the Science Board in a meeting schedule for Febuary 24.

We've blogged about Canada's plans to ban BPA, and Consumers Union testified at an FDA hearing in September that the FDA should use its full authority to reduce consumers exposure to BPA by eliminating the chemical from any packaging that comes in contact with food or beverages. Consumers Union has also urged the FDA to ban BPA in children's products.

Read more on how to reduce your family's exposure to BPA.