BPA is a mass produced chemical which is used in a wide range of everyday products including plastic food packaging, plastic tableware and tin can linings.
There is an increasing amount of scientific evidence that links low level exposure to BPA to a range of adverse health effects including breast cancer.
In 2010, BCUK was at the forefront of a successful campaign to ban the use BPA in baby bottles across the EU.
We are now calling on the EU to ban the use of BPA in all food and drink products and replace it with a safer alternative.
BCUK is also calling on the UK Government to include hazardous chemicals such as BPA as preventable risk factors in the UK’s Strategy for Cancer and NHS Cancer Plan.
Latest campaign news
Food Standards Agency still refuses to accept evidence on BPA. Read more
14/05/2013. New report from Breast Cancer UK highlights damning evidence on BPA. Click read more to see the report. Read more
Breast Cancer UK launches new film and petition to ban BPA in all food and drinks packaging. Read more
New breast cancer clues found in gene analysis. Read more
World governments recognise potential adverse effects of hormone disrupting chemicals like BPA. UN asked to draw up work plan to reduce exposures.. See www.chemicalwatch.com. Read more
UN issues warning on chemicals and calls for tougher regulation.. The World Health Organization estimates that more than twenty-five percent of all cases of disease are linked to environmental causes. Read more
Johnson & Johnson to phase out cancer causing chemicals - Government remains out of touch with voters on chemical regulation. Read more