FDA chief scientist wants BPA review

At the request of newly appointed FDA Chief Scientist Frank M. Torti, a new Science Board subcommittee will hold a public meeting on the safety of bisphenol-A in plastics, review an FDA Task Force report on BPA and deliver its findings to the Science Board's annual meeting in the fall, according to a June 6 FDA release. The Task Force will make recommendations to Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach following its review. Michigan Democrats John Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak in April asked FDA to reconsider BPA's safety in infant products (1"The Tan Sheet" April 12, 2008, In Brief)...