Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Bisphenol alert, “Paris 2024” children's water bottles recalled in France by the authorities

Le Bisphénol A est soupçonné d'être lié à de multiples troubles et maladies (cancer du sein, infertilité, etc.)

l'essentiel Le seuil de sécurité de Bisphénol A, perturbateur endocrinien, a été dépassé.

The authorities have launched a recall of a model of children's water bottles bearing the words "Paris 2024" due to a health risk due to exceeding the safety thresholds for Bisphenol A. This measure concerns Vilac brand water bottles with a "Bisphenol A content ( BPA) does not comply with MCDA regulations" (materials intended to come into contact with foodstuffs), the government website Rappel Conso indicated on Friday.

White water bottles, with beige, blue or red caps, displaying the Olympic rings, the Games mascot or the Olympic flame, must be returned to the place of purchase, according to the authorities.

🇫🇷 ALERTE – Les gourdes des JO de Paris 2024 de la marque "Vilac" peuvent contenir du Bisphénol A et sont rappelées dans toute la France. (Rappel Conso) pic.twitter.com/cIhEKM10yt

— AlertesInfos (@AlertesInfos) July 19, 2024

Bisphenol A has been banned in France since 2015

These water bottles were marketed from the end of August 2023 to June 3, 2024 throughout France, according to the Rappel Conso website.

Bisphenol A, banned in France since 2015 although it was previously used in the manufacture of cans and cans, is an endocrine disruptor, according to the French Food Safety Agency (ANSES). Bisphenol A is suspected of being linked to multiple disorders and diseases (breast cancer, infertility, etc.).