date:Jul 27, 2012
ced a lawsuit after failing to respond to a petition.
In December 2011, the federal authority was forced to set a date to reach a decision on a petition to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in food and drink packaging.
The FDA promised to make a decision on the 2008 petition by 31 March 2012 as part of a court settlement with the Natural Resource Defence Council (NRDC).