Mike Schade, PVC Campaign Coordinator for the Center for Health Environment & Justice (CHEJ), notified us of a brand new report released today on BPA in canned foods. CHEJ co-authored the report, No Silver Lining, which found toxic bisphenol A (BPA) in canned foods like green beans and chicken noodle soup. CHEJ tested a wide [...]
Updated 1/31/12 We’ve talked extensively about BPA-based epoxy linings commonly used in aluminum cans, especially in regards to finding BPA-free tomatoes. It was a difficult task because of their acidic nature, but we finally found Pomi. Not even Eden Organics, the leader of the pack, has found a way to go BPA-free in the canned [...]
UPDATE 1/20/11 (see below) Is it possible to enjoy pre-prepared tomatoes without BPA? So far we’ve come up empty-handed in searching for BPA-free tomatoes. In fact, Eden Organic is the only company currently using a BPA-free lining for their any canned foods in the U.S. – and even they haven’t quite perfected a sturdy enough [...]
