ABSTRACT Because of Bisphenol-A’s known human endocrine disrupting abilities and other possible health effects, different and evolving technologies are needed in continuing to improve the sample preparation, detection and analysis methods used to identify Bisphenol-A (BPA) and other bisphenols (BPs) in beverages and foods. Various reviews, Cao 2012, Caballero-Casero and Rubio, et al. 2016, Almeida, et al. 2018, Siracusa, et al. 2018, Vilarinho and Silva, et al. 2019, Schmid and Welle 2020 and Kaya, et al. 2021 have addressed these matters in diverse ways. This manuscript seeks to highlight these meaningful reviews, while providing commentary on the need to continue to provide information on the most current and effective methods towards identifying BPA and its possible by-products and replacements that may be leached from their containers into beverages and foods. The exciting development of instruments and related powerful software enables the un-targeted identification of as-yet, un-identified bisphenols and related compounds. These newer analytical tools, used in conjunction with carefully designed leaching studies, can provide important migration information, that along with newer toxicological data, would enable regulatory bodies to set effective limits to the potential exposures to consumers of unwanted chemicals coming from containers used in bottled waters, beers, energy drinks, sodas, and foods.
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