Another Regulatory Hound Catches the Scent

http://acronymrequired.com/2010/03/bpa-and-the-epa-scrutiny-without-mutiny.html

But will the chemical industry manage to elude this regulatory body as well? And as everybody seems to only want to talk about BPA, and not all the other Bisphenol related chemicals, are we just going to end up getting the switcheroo pulled on us, like happened to my store with our "BPA-free" cash register paper, which had BPS in it instead.

Fish Canner Acknowledges Concern over Can Linings

and lists its BPA-free products.

This is progress, people!!

http://www.crownprince.com/bpa1.htm

give me sugar instead of poison

maybe this is a real alternative to BPA in can linings

words of the day

food can linings often contain an epoxy lining that contains BPA, alternately, in might be made from

oleoresinous c-enamel

lids from glass jars often contain BPA, alternately, they might be

PVC-based organosol lacquer

instead

it's not BPA, but Gen Mills is not going to tell you what it IS!

I sent this letter to Muir Glen (aka General Mills), and received a charming corporate answer (quoted below):
As for me personally, this particular corporate response is going to make me increase the number of units of canned food I eat per year from 0 to 0.


I was very pleased to hear that Muir Glen will be switching to a non-BPA containing can lining in the coming season. I would like to know the name of the new can lining product that will be used in the fall. As well, it would be very helpful to know the ingredients of this new formulation of can liner. It is certainly a welcome change to hear that our industrial partners are taking these issues of food safety seriously, especially in light of the research highlighting the deleterious effects of estrogen-mimicking chemicals on both adults and our unborn potential offspring. Thank you for taking this pro-active stance.
David Resseguie
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David ResSeguie
Information Services Manager
Sundance Natural Foods

Dear M. Resseguie:
Thank you for contacting Muir Glen regarding our upcoming packaging change.

We would like to be able to answer all the questions we receive; however, the information you have requested is proprietary.

We appreciate your interest.
Sincerely,
Harry Kendall
Consumer Services

if it's not BPA, what is it?

General Mills, the current owner of Organic canned food manufacturer, Muir Glen, has announced that it has found an alternative to BPA to line its tomato product cans. The new can linings will debut in the fall, with the canning of the next harvest of tomatoes. Though the press reports what's NOT in the new can linings, we are given no information on what IS in them.

general-mills-pull-bpa-organic-tomato-cans

With so many nails in the coffin, why isn't it dead yet?

Testimony of Environmental Working Group's Richard Wiles before the General Assembly of Pennsylvania regarding BPA in children's products.