I-EU yamukela ukuvinjelwa kwe-BPA ezintweni zokuxhumana zokudla

Disemba 19, 2024, I-European Commission yamukele ukuvinjelwa kokusetshenziswa kwe-Bisphenol A (BPA) ezintweni zokuxhumana zokudla (i-FCM), ngenxa yomthelela wayo wezempilo ongase ube yingozi. I-BPA iyikhemikhali esetshenziswa lapho kwenziwa amapulasitiki athile kanye nezinsalela.

Ukuvinjelwa kusho ukuthi i-BPA ngeke ivunyelwe emikhiqizweni ehlangana nokudla noma isiphuzo, njengokumbozwa kwamathini ensimbi, amabhodlela eziphuzo zepulasitiki asebenziseka kabusha, izipholile zokuhambisa amanzi nezinye izinto zasekhishini. I-BPA isivele ivinjelwe e-EU ngamabhodlela ezingane kanye nemikhiqizo efanayo.

 Emikhiqizweni eminingi, kuzoba nenkathi yokuphuma yezinyanga eziyi-18, futhi okuhlukile okulinganiselwe lapho kungekho okunye okukhona, ukuvumela isikhathi semboni ukuthi sizivumelanise futhi sigweme ukuphazamiseka ochungechungeni lokudla. Ukuvinjelwa kuhlanganisa namanye ama-bisphenol ayingozi ezinhlelweni zokuzala kanye ne-endocrine.

Njengamanje le mithetho ayikakhishwa ngokusemthethweni kanti kulindeleke ukuthi ihambisane nesiphakamiso esikhishwe ngoJuni nonyaka.

Okuqukethwe okuyinhloko kungokulandelayo:

1. Ukwenqatshelwa kokusetshenziswa kwe-BPA

Akuvunyelwe ukusebenzisa i-BPA kanye nosawoti wayo ezintweni zokunamathisela, irabha, ama-ion-exchange resins, amapulasitiki, oyinki bokuphrinta, ama-silicone, ama-varnishes kanye nama-coatings asetshenziswa ezintweni zokuxhumana nokudla kanye nezihloko. Ngaphandle uma lezi zimo ezilandelayo zihlangatshezwana nazo:

2. Ukwenqatshelwa kokuba khona kwe-BPA ku-FCM

Izinto zokuxhumana zokudla kanye nama-athikili enziwe kusetshenziswa enye i-bisphenol noma i-bisphenol derivative ngeke iqukethe noma iyiphi i-BPA esele.

3. Ukwenqatshelwa kokusetshenziswa kwama-bisphenol ayingozi ngaphandle kwe-BPA noma okuphuma ku-bisphenol okuyingozi

Ukusetshenziswa kwama-bisphenol ayingozi ngaphandle kwe-BPA noma okuphuma ku-bisphenol okuyingozi lapho kukhiqizwa izinto zokuxhumana zokudla nezindatshana okukhulunywe ngazo ku-Athikili 1(2) kanye nokubekwa emakethe kwezinto zokuxhumana zokudla nezindatshana ezikhiqizwa kusetshenziswa ama-bisphenol ayingozi ngaphandle kwe-BPA noma okuyingozi. okuphuma kokuphuma kwe-bisphenol akuvunyelwe.

4. Ukuchitshiyelwa koMthethonqubo (EU) No 10/2011

• Ku-athikili 6, isigaba esilandelayo sengezwe:'6. Ngendlela yokwehliswa kwe-athikili 5, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane ('bisphenol A' noma 'BPA') (CAS No 80-05-7) kanye namanye ama-bisphenol ayingozi noma okuphuma ku-bisphenol okuyingozi njengoba kuchaziwe futhi kwehla. ngaphakathi kobubanzi boMthethonqubo [faka lesi sithenjwa soMthethonqubo] ingasetshenziswa kuphela ekwenzeni izinto zepulasitiki futhi izihloko ngokuhambisana nalowo Mthethonqubo.';

• Ethebulani loku-1 leSijobelelo I, okufakiwe okuphathelene ne-substance No. 151 (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane) kanye nento engu-No. 154 (4,4′-dihydroxydiphenyl sulphone) kuyasuswa.