Campbell's to phase out #BPA in soup cans: #packaging via @packagingdigest

Campbell's to phase out BPA in soup cans - 2012-03-06 13:29:33

Campbell's to phase out #BPA in soup cans: #packaging via @packagingdigest

After months of pressure from consumer, public health and concerned parents' organizations, Campbell's Soup Co. announced to shareholders recently that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in its can linings. However, the company did not provide a timeline or identify what alternative can-lining materials it will use. Exposure to BPA, used to make the epoxy-resin linings of metal food cans, has been linked in lab studies to breast and prostate cancer, infertility, early puberty in girls, type-2 diabetes, obesity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Childhood exposure is of concern because this endocrine-disrupting chemical can affect children's hormonal systems during development and set the stage for later‐life diseases. Last September the Breast Cancer Fund released a report that found BPA in canned food marketed to children; Campbel...

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@KerrHealth » 08 Mar '12, 5pm
Campbell's Soup Co. to phase out the use of the BPA in can linings. Exposure to BPA, is linked to cancer & infertility. [link]
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@tricorbraun » 06 Mar '12, 7pm
With the controversy surrounding BPA, Campbell’s Soup has decided to start phasing out BPA in their metal cans. [link]
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@APHLNews » 06 Mar '12, 6pm
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@JenniSpin » 06 Mar '12, 6pm
Here's the @Forbes item [link] and then mine [link]
@ChristineAgro » 06 Mar '12, 5pm
Good to know...IF you eat Campbell's soup in a can.... [link]
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