The strange history of Bisphenol A - Michela Gallo for Beautyhorizon

Behind a molecule, a long history of studies, hypotheses, mistakes and fortuitous discoveries.

The history of bisphenol starts with its discovery by the Russian chemist, Aleksander Pavlovich Dianin. But it was not until the 1930s that some of its uses in the medical field began to be hypothesised. 
With the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s, scientific research intensified and further substances considered revolutionary at the time, such as polycarbonate, were discovered. 
Starting in the 1980s, however, the focus is placed on bisphenol A. Numerous scientific studies are carried out, accompanied by as many publications.

The first risks connected with bisphenol A were found from 1996 onwards, where, following an evaluation conducted by the FDA, a risk emerged from canned food coming into contact with materials containing this molecule.
With the advent of the new century, further studies were conducted, bringing to light new limits and restrictions on BPA. For example, in addition to numerous risks to human health, there are also potential risk factors for the environment.

This molecule is a large and diverse class of compounds, classified into a total of 148 substances including bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA).
At the European regulatory level, Bisphenol is regulated and controlled in order to identify the countless risk factors that identify it, and thus attempt to limit its use.

In this respect, numerous European regulations have been issued, imposing limits on the percentage quantities of Bisphenol that may be present in products, such as plastic products intended for food contact. Obviously, the numerous regulations extend to a very wide plethora of products.

This is just an excerpt from two publications written by Michela Gallo - Head of Consumer Goods Division @LabAnalysis and Managing Director @IRCPack, for the magazines Nutrahorizon and Beautyhorizon. 

Don't miss the opportunity to read the two publications, here are the links to the first and second part!

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