Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in food contact materials. Exposure to BPA may cause health problems. China is the biggest producing country of BPA, and there is no systematical exposure assessment of BPA and lack of database of food contact material. This study aims to understand the exposure risk of BPA transferred from food contact materials and the main risk management approaches in China and abroad, which is of great significance for formulation of food safety risk management strategy in China and consumer food selection guidance. It has been found that the toxicity of BPA is mainly manifested in endocrine interference, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity and genetic toxicity. The assessment results of BPA exposure in many countries showed that people all over the world were under the condition of exposure to BPA, and strict management protocols has been adopted on the use of BPA in food contacted materials. The BPA assessment in China shows that the level of BPA exposure is lower than temporary tolerable daily intake recommended by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which is within the acceptable range. However, with the continuous growth of people's consumption demand for plastic products, the risk of exposure to BPA is increasing, which might trigger more adverse consequences. It is suggested that China should pay more attention to BPA and its supervision, and relevant departments need to organize nation-widely systematic BPA exposure assessment as soon as possible, and pay close attention to the research trends of BPA in time, so as to reduce the potential risk of BPA.