1. Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) § 175.300.
2. Directive 90/128/EEC. Bisphenol A is cleared by several European countries that maintain “positive lists” of permissible components of food-contact articles. For example, it is permitted for use in food-contact materials in Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. In addition, BPA has been included on the European Union’s (EU) so-called “Monomers Directive” (Directive 90/128/EEC) for use as a monomer in food-contact plastics.
3. Bauer, B. and Funke, T. “Determination of Phenols in Aqueous Food Solutions,”Deutsch. Lebensm.-Rundsch., 88, 243–6, 1992.
4. Brotons, J.A., Olea-Serrano, M.F., Villalobos, M., Pedraza, V., and Olea, N., “Xenoestrogens released from Lacquer Coatings in Food Cans,”Environmental Health Perspectives, 103, 608–612, 1995.
5. Food and Drug Administration, June 1995, “Recommendations for Chemistry Data for Indirect Food Additive Petitions.”