Do not use polycarbonate resin for baby bottles

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a notice to amend the Food Additives Regulation to prohibit the use of polycarbonate resin (PC) in baby bottles. The new regulations are intended to prohibit the use of polycarbonate resins in infant feeding bottles and spill prevention cups, including the sealed stoppers and lids of these containers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently soliciting opinions on this matter. The deadline is August 16.

Experiments show that during the use of polycarbonate, bisphenol A is released, especially in the case of acid and when exposed to heat, bisphenol A is more easily released. A growing number of studies have shown that bisphenol A is an estrogen-like substance that may have severe effects on the human endocrine system and can cause cardiovascular, intestinal and reproductive system lesions. Long-term use of products containing bisphenol A May cause serious harm to the growth of children and infants.

At present, all countries in the world have successively issued regulations restricting the use of bisphenol A. From March 2, 2011, the European Union banned the production of baby bottles containing chemical substances such as bisphenol A. From September 1, 2011, China has also banned the import and sale of polycarbonate baby bottles and other baby bottle containing bisphenol A. Some U.S. states have already established relevant laws and regulations. A spokesman for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated that due to strong consumer demands, many companies in the industry have no longer used bisphenol A. The FDA’s latest decision is legally correct. It has been consolidated.

Here, the inspection and quarantine department recommends that relevant companies: actively pay attention to the latest progress of the regulations, and strengthen communication with US customers in a timely manner to understand the situation; to improve the process and formula, strict raw material quality, use more environmentally friendly and healthy The materials used in the manufacture of infants and young children supplies; to strengthen the contact with inspection and quarantine departments, and actively consult relevant foreign laws and regulations, actively cooperate with the inspection and quarantine department's product inspection work to ensure the quality and safety of export products, to avoid the cause of notification of recalls, etc. Economic losses.