the european food safety authority efsa has recently released report, supported by the north american metal packaging alliance, inc nampa, detailing that new findings for bisphenol a bpa is not a health risk to humans.&ldquotoday&rsquos announcement by efsa provides still more substantiation that the current uses of bpa in food packaging are safe,&rdquo states nampa chairman dr. john rost. &ldquogiven that europe is the birthplace of the precautionary principle, this announcement takes on even more prominence, as europe&rsquos leading food safety body reassures consumers that bpa exposure from foods is not a health concern.&rdquoindeed, the efsa report makes comments like &ldquothere is not health concern for any age group from dietary exposure or from aggregated exposure.&rdquo furthermore, the report states, &ldquocanned food and noncanned meat and meat products are the two main dietary contributors to external bpa exposure in the large majority of countries and age classes.&rdquopreviously, of course, much debate has been conducted over whether or not the material could be harmful to humans as it is used in the packaging and storage of foods.also, the efsa report lists, &ldquothe nondietary sources considered for this assessment were thermal paper, indooroutdoor air including airborne dust, dust, toys, and articles which may be mouthed, and cosmetics.&rdquo additionally, the report says, &ldquothermal paper was the second largest source of external exposure in all population groups above three years of age.&rdquo thermal paper exposure is most common in the form of cash register or creditdebit card receipts.under the age of three, however, bpa exposure is more common in things like baby bottles and other drinking or food storage equipment.the report concludes, &ldquothe evidence is not sufficient to infer a causal link between bpa exposure and reproductive effects in humans.&rdquo 
