A list of cans with, and cans without, BPA.

Are you willing to pay 2.2 cents more per can to get the BPA out of our canned food?








WITHOUT BPA:

Eden Foods:  All 33 of its organic beans, chili, rice & beans, refried, and flavored.

Trader Joe's Brand:  Canned corn, tomatoes, beans (except baked beans), tunafish, anchovies, poultry, beef, coconut milk, fruit (except mandarins) and vegetables (except artichokes).

Hunt's Tomato Products:  Only their plain tomatoes - but great first step!!!

Whole Foods: 27% of its store-brand canned goods. No specifics given!*

Amy's:  As of March, 2012 all products in non-bpa cans. Look for: NB, for Non-BPA on the bottom of each can.

Bionaturae:  Canned tomatoes.

Campbell's Soups: Announced March, 2012 that it will be phasing out BPA from its cans! They have yet to make clear when that will begin, or what they plan to use instead of BPA.

Crowne Prince Natural:  Tuna, Salmon, Kippers. See this link for specifics.

Muir Glen:  Canned tomato products only.

Native Factor:  Coconut Water.

Native Forest:  Organic coconut milk, artichokes, asparagus, mushrooms, hearts of palm and all of their canned fruits.

Ocean Brands:  Salmon, tuna, oyster, crab, snackit, snack n lunch and fish salads. (Not the shrimp, clams and food service size.)

Oregon's Choice:  Canned Tuna.

Vital Choice:  Canned salmon, albacore tuna, sardines and mackerel.

Wild Planet:  Canned Sardines and 5 oz tuna.

Ecofish (Henry & Lisa's):  Canned Tuna.

Nature's One:  Organic powdered baby milks.



Tetra-pak (aseptic containers) are lined with Polyethylene, not BPA. 'Pomi' Brand and Hunt's Chopped tomatoes in tetra-paks are becoming more widely available.




WITH BPA: 

Eden Foods: Canned tomato products (look for their new - glass jars)

Trader Joe's Brand:  All soups, chilis and stews. Plus; Sardines, Crab, Cherrystone Clams & Oysters, Mandarins, Hatch Chilies, Artichokes, Organic Baked Beans.

Whole Foods: 73% of its store-brand canned goods.

Ocean Brands:  Shrimp, clams and 4lb food service size.

Annie's, Brad's, Muir Glen, Westbrae cans are lined with BPA.

ALL food cans out there other than those listed above...


Most all  Aluminum Cans are lined with BPA.

Polycarbonate plastic (grouped in #7) contains BPA and BPAF (worse!).


Many shiny thermal receipts contain BPA.
(ATM receipts, cash register receipts, prescription labels, lottery/airline tickets, etc)
Don’t hand children receipts that might contain BPA!
Don’t recycle receipts that might contain BPA!

 
 

Since 1999 Eden Foods has used steel cans coated with a 'baked-on oleoresinous c-enamel', which does not contain BPA. Oleoresin is a non-toxic mixture of oil and resin extracted from plants, such as pine or balsam fir.'⁽¹⁾ The cost is currently 2.2 cents more (14%) than cans with industry-standard BPA epoxy liners. Yet that natural liner is not approved by the FDA for acid foods, such as tomatoes. Hopefully in the very near future, alternative liners will be put on the market as more research is completed. But as of now, be aware that canned tomatoes, soups and pastas are your highest sources of BPA due to their acid consuming the lining of the can.


The Environmental Working Group estimates that BPA exposure is 'unsafe' in 11 percent of all canned food and an unbelievable one-third of all infant formula.⁽²⁾ When BPA was detected, the EWG found a single serving contained enough BPA to expose a woman or infant to levels more than 200 times the government's safe level of exposure for industrial chemicals. In the 2010 study, 'No Silver Lining', food from 50 cans collected from 19 US states and Ontario, Canada were tested for BPA contamination. Over 90% of the cans tested had detectable levels of BPA, and some at much higher levels than had been detected previously.⁽³⁾ The study's tests show that meals involving one or more cans of food can "cause a pregnant woman to ingest levels of BPA that have been shown to cause health effects in developing fetuses in laboratory animal studies."(3) Consumer Reports' latest tests of canned foods found that almost all of the 19 name-brand foods they tested contain some BPA. "A 165-pound adult eating one serving of canned green beans from their sample, could ingest about 0.2 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight per day, about 80 times higher than the experts' recommended daily upper limit."⁽⁴⁾


The Breast Cancer Fund recently released a product testing report called "BPA in Thanksgiving Canned Food." For the study canned goods were purchased in California, Massachusetts, New York and Minnesota. Four cans of each of the common Thanksgiving staples: Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup, Campbell’s Turkey Gravy, Carnation Evaporated Milk (by Nestle), Del Monte Fresh Cut Sweet Corn (Cream Style), Green Giant Cut Green Beans (by General Mills), Libby’s Pumpkin (by Nestle) and Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce were purchased. The results showed a tremendous variability in BPA levels in the canned foods tested, from non-detectable to 221 parts per billion. Variabily was extreme even among cans of the same product made by the same company, which means that consumers have no way of knowing how much BPA is in the canned food they’re buying and consuming. www.breastcancerfund.org


A 2011 study by Harvard University analysized the urine of seventy-five people for BPA. Each participant ate a 12-ounce serving of either fresh or canned soup for five days in a row. They were advised not to otherwise alter their regular eating habits. After a two-day break, the groups switched and ate the opposite type of soup. The study showed the canned soup eaters had 1,221 per cent higher levels of BPA in their urine than those who ate the fresh soup.⁵  Of other concern, a 2012 study out of New York, the first study of its kind to test for BPS, found 81% of the urine samples tested contained BPS (Bisphenol S)* in quantities just slightly below those of BPA.⁶


An August, 2012 study out of the University of Virginia, shows that low dose BPA is associated with decreased social activity in mice for up to four generations!⁷ And in September, 2012 a Washington State University researcher and colleagues have found that BPA disrupts female rhesus monkey's reproductive systems, causing chromosome damage, miscarriages and birth defects. Again the research shows the effects to be generational. Patricia Hunt, the head researcher states that; "the really stunning thing about the effect is we’re dosing grandma, it’s crossing the placenta and hitting her developing eggs, and if that fetus is a female, it’s changing the likelihood that that female is going to ovulate normal eggs. It’s a three-for-one hit.” The rhesus' reproductive system are most human-like of any mammal and were tested with BPA levels similar to those in humans.⁸


According to Bloomberg News, 4.7 million metric tons of BPA valued at about $8 billion was produced in 2012.⁹


Updated January 2013.
List of other sources of BPA and more info here: inspirationgreen.com/plastics-bpa


The Good Guys:










































Resources:

*) www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/bisphenol-a

1) www.edenfoods.com   Read this!

2) www.ewg.org/node/20936

3) www.contaminatedwithoutconsent.org/nosilverlining

4) www.consumerreports.org

5) www.canada.com

6) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

7) Endocrinology Journal. August, 2012 - the impact of low doses of BPA.

8) news.wsu.edu

9) bloomberg.com


According to the Environmental Working Group, the amount of BPA in receipts can be 1,000 times that found in cans or bottles. "Retail workers carry an average of 30 percent more BPA in their bodies than other adults. The Japan Paper Association began to halt the use of BPA in 1998, completing the phase-out by 2003." www.ewg.org/bpa-in-store-receipts

Suffolk County, NY has just passed legislation (Jan, 2013) that will ban BPA in cash register receipts in that county: news.heartland.org

Although the rest of us can most likely count cans as our largest source. Study (www.ehp03.niehs.nih.gov) shows that returning to fresh, uncanned foods reduces (not eliminates) BPA levels considerably in a rather short time.


BPS:

Bisphenol S effects have yet to be studied as extensively as BPA, but due to it being a bisphenol cousin it has many of the same negative toxicological effects as BPA.
A June, 2012 study (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) shows that BPS (not as well tested as BPA, but potentially as harmful) has been replacing BPA in paper products.
A 2013, University of Texas study, shows that BPS has similar damaging hormonal traits as those of BPA, (environmentalhealthnews.org)
List of BPS coated papers: (environmentalhealthnews.org.pdf) - the list includes the thermal paper sonograms are printed on!!!


More Info:

www.willystreet.coop/BPA

www.inspirationgreen.org/plastics-bpa.html   Numerous studies listed.

www.ecofish.com

www.edwardandsons.com/native_info

www.traderjoes.com   All TJ products non-GMO!

www.vitalchoice.com

www.wildplanetfoods.com

www.blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2010/01 - good post



What can you do?

How about an e-mail to those companies you purchase canned food from...

You are welcome to copy and paste this example if you would like.

Dear Food Company,

Although it is true that the scientific studies regarding BPA exposure are conflicting and confusing, why not be safe rather than sorry and line your cans without the addition of the hormone distruptor BPA. Eden foods has been doing that for more than a decade and they estimate an initial additional cost of 2.2 cents per can (until a safer, cheaper, more natural solution comes to light).

As a customer, I promise to pay the additional 2 cents for your product if you go BPA-free. But if you do not, my only recourse is to discontinue use of your product.

Sincerely,



BPA is
Found In:

    * Food and drink packaging
    * Store Receipts
    * The lining of food cans
    * The lining of aluminum cans
    * Milk container linings
    * The inside of bottle tops
    * Water Pipes
    * Dental sealants
    * Polycarbonate tableware
    * Plastic Wrap
    * Some Newspaper Ink
    * Carbonless Copy Paper
  

 

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Keiren
Posts: 53

What is BPA?
Reply #53 on : Thu May 09, 2013, 11:00:39

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Bisphenol A (BPA) - chemical formula (CH3)2C(C6H4OH)2 belonging to the group of diphenylmethane derivatives and bisphenols and used to make certain plastics and epoxy resins. BPA exhibits hormone-like properties that raise serious concerns about its suitability in food containers and baby products.

Bill
Posts: 53

explanation or identification
Reply #52 on : Wed May 08, 2013, 21:23:21

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I was happy to see and read the artical,
but what is BP or BPA?

AZMom
Posts: 53

John Stossel
Reply #51 on : Wed May 08, 2013, 12:54:24

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John Stossel isn't exactly an authority on ANYTHING. He's a reporter for FOX, who is quick to dismiss just about ANYTHING regarding health or the environment as a conspiracy theory. There has been a ton of research done on BPA and the FDA has admitted concern for BPA in infants and children. Given the fact that FDA has made it common practice to load our food supply with all sorts of unhealthy and toxic food and drugs, it says a lot that they're finally admitting that maybe BPA isn't so great afterall. There have been tons of studies on the matter. I would recommend doing some reading of your own instead of buying in to Mr. Stossel's opinions. If you look at the article he wrote on the matter, it's pretty light on facts and data. So, for the fella that thinks concerns about BPA is a scam, eat up! I hope you have good health insurance!

mark
Posts: 53

BPA
Reply #50 on : Wed May 08, 2013, 11:56:38

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once again we are being killed by food mfr. in the name of profit! Why is it all the modern world is banning these poisons but here in the US?
I guess it's the same as Rx and the rest

Alanna
Posts: 53

BPA in canned foods
Reply #49 on : Wed May 08, 2013, 11:19:03

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I checked Snopes.com and there may be some truth to this BPA scare. I think of all the food pantries in the country, which supply virtually nothing but canned goods to poor people. I wonder if the do-gooders running these food pantries aren't inadvertently contributing to the obesity and health problems of poor people, though I don't know how we could feed these people without cans since fresh food is expensive, hard to manage and store, and spoils much faster.

John David
Posts: 53

BPA scare
Reply #48 on : Wed May 08, 2013, 06:59:36

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Hasn't anyone seen John Stossel's BPA special a couple months ago? It's all about this phony scare and scam. Quite fascinating how the "scare industry" works.

Chandra Brown
Posts: 53

Re: BPA lined Cans Cans without BPA
Reply #47 on : Tue April 16, 2013, 14:50:04

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Thanks for sharing this information on bpa. As consumers we have the right to know whats harmful to us especially when it's regarding food and drinks. I found your site to be very informative to me. Keep up the great work!!

Rachel
Posts: 53

Kirkland Signature safe
Reply #46 on : Thu February 21, 2013, 21:35:13

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Just FYI I contacted Costco and their Kirkland Signature Canned veggies are BPA free.

daphne
Posts: 53

BVO
Reply #45 on : Thu February 14, 2013, 23:41:06

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Esto se usa en ropas para bebes? y lo estan usando en --sporst drinks como gatorate,sodas pepsi etc...

daphne
Posts: 53

BPA-in food
Reply #44 on : Thu February 14, 2013, 23:37:18

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Este ingrediente esta en las comidas en latas es peligroso da cancer...por favor pasar la voz

Anonymous
Posts: 53

Re: BPA lined Cans Cans without BPA
Reply #43 on : Fri February 01, 2013, 12:00:43

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Thank You! 70 Year Olds from Lowell, MI 49331. Hopefully, it is never too late.

Keiren
Posts: 53

update
Reply #42 on : Thu January 31, 2013, 12:54:57

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Hi,
Campbell's and Hunts have not yet given 'any info' as to which of their products have transitioned to BPA-free, so it is unsafe to trust any as of yet. Will update as I learn more.... I wrote this post a while ago, but try to keep up with the topic as best I can and write letters to the manufacturers periodically as well. As to pristine white can interiors - I would be suspect as well!

Last Edit: February 06, 2013, 13:22:42 by Nona297  

debra
Posts: 53

Muir Glen cans
Reply #41 on : Thu January 31, 2013, 12:41:44

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The Muir Glen info in my prior post was regarding their tomato cans only.

debra
Posts: 53

Excellent info
Reply #40 on : Thu January 31, 2013, 12:36:51

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Thanks for the update Keiren - I appreciate all the info on your site. Dr. Oz was discussing BPA yesterday on his show, so I decided to sit down and see what I could find out. Was the above written this year?
I also read that Muir Glen cans with white liners most likely have BPA, while those with golden/orangey liners do not. And if the 'sell by' date reads 2014, you're safe.

debra
Posts: 53

Re: BPA lined Cans Cans without BPA
Reply #39 on : Thu January 31, 2013, 02:06:24

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Hello -

Is anyone monitoring this comment section? I also wondered when some of these BPA-free changes will go into effect as there is no date on this article.
Thanks for an update,
Debra

natasha
Posts: 53

Re: BPA lined Cans Cans without BPA
Reply #38 on : Mon January 28, 2013, 09:06:42

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it is better to remove ANY can form your diet - cans are not healthy anyway with or without BPA (BPS)

Jack Magne
Posts: 53

bisphenol A
Reply #37 on : Mon December 10, 2012, 14:16:40

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Thanks for your diligence on the Bisphenol A canning issue. I notice you say Amy's will change to non-BPA in MARCH. Which Year ?- No where do I see a reference to the DATE this article was
presented.

Martin Kratky
Posts: 53

BPA free - canned fish - Oceans Brand
Reply #36 on : Mon December 03, 2012, 23:40:17

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Hello and thank you for compiling your list. I've discovered that Oceans Seafood cans (http://www.oceanfish.com/)
are mostly BPA free. According to their quality control staff, "all of our salmon,
tuna, oyster, snackit, snack n lunch and fish salads are BPA free." Some of their other canned products--namely their crab, shrimp, and clam cans along with our four pound welded cans--are not yet BPA free.
Thanks!

Amy
Posts: 53

Re: BPA lined Cans Cans without BPA
Reply #35 on : Fri November 09, 2012, 09:46:26

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What about Trader Joe's tomato sauce? You didn't mention it on either list, though you did say their tomatoes in a can don't have BPA cans, which leads me to believe the tomato sauce cans also don't.

Thanks!

Keiren
Posts: 53

plastics on the outside of bottles...
Reply #34 on : Sat September 15, 2012, 21:18:35

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"Bet most did not know glass when manf is given surface coatings. It helps keep them from sticking to each other as well making them scratch and chip resistant." Spent my morning reading tech papers on bottle manufacturing! Yes! 95% sprayed with a 'very' thin coat of polyethylene or polystearate - BUT - only on the outside of the bottles. Read differing reports of how easily the polyethylene washes off with soap and water (some say very hard to wash off).

Tim
Posts: 53

lead leaching from glass
Reply #33 on : Fri September 14, 2012, 20:06:28

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Sally,

you may want to look a bit deeper into glass leaching lead. First this is only true of glass that has lead actually added to it i.e lead crystal being the most well known name. Certainly some glass has lead in it. Now old glass such as from 19th and early 20th centuries such as thru the 1940s lead was used in all kinds of things. It was used in many food container types including glass. This is not the case these days.
IMO there is a difference between trying to be as safe as reasonably possible and alarmist hysteria and finding toxins and poisons in everything no matter how trivial. Heck even Oxygen has negative effects on our bodies yet we can not live without lots of it. LOL

If you are using canning jars as all the popular ones are made in the USA and lead free as well as those containing food for the manf. IMHO lead is not your issue. Injury from broken glass on the other hand....... LOL We have all been there.


Bet most did not know glass when manf is given surface coatings. It helps keep them from sticking to each other as well making them scratch and chip resistant.

phyllis wayes
Posts: 53

This is important information.
Reply #32 on : Wed August 01, 2012, 15:15:19

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This article is a warning to get the good news on what is happening with the food we eat. and how to improve our health.

Connie Hogg
Posts: 53

Important information
Reply #31 on : Wed August 01, 2012, 14:49:04

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Read all about the BPA that is in our food.

Kay
Posts: 53

BAN BPA PRODUCTS
Reply #30 on : Wed July 25, 2012, 21:08:12

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We as consumers can collectively be effective in eliminating Manufactures from using BPA & harmful related products. These harmful to humans chemicals should be banned from products as other Countries have already done so. The USA, as the leader of the free world, should lead in all areas, which include products for humans without harmful toxins. As individuals we as consumers, simply shouldn't continue patronizing, the manufacturers products harmful to humans. I nolonger willingly, knowingly, patronize BPA, or related products.

Keiren
Posts: 53

BPS - the cousin
Reply #29 on : Wed June 20, 2012, 15:23:37

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A new study (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) shows that BPS (not as well tested as BPA, but potentially as harmful) has been replacing BPA in paper products. Bisphenol S effects have yet to be studied as extensively as BPA, but due to it being a bisphenol cousin it has many of the same negative toxicological effects as BPA.

Another new study shows BPS is almost as prevalent as BPA in our urine.

I do know Eden foods is not using such chemicals. I will continue to research what other companies are replacing BPA with.

Toby Trout
Posts: 53

If not BPA.... What
Reply #28 on : Wed June 20, 2012, 07:35:08

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Just read an article on what is often being used to replace BPA in cans... and as I suspected marketers have cleverly placed BPA free labels on products while simply substituting one Biphenol type for another. BPS is often the new can liner for many munfactures....

GreenMedInfo reports:


"... while regulators wait for manufacturers who promote their products with "BPA-Free!" stickers at the same moment that they infuse them with BPS to voluntarily reformulate,there isevidence now that BPS may actually have worse effects to environmental and human health, alike..

"... BPS' relative inability to biodegrade indicates: 1) once it is absorbed into the human body, it may accumulate there for longer periods of time. 2) it is more likely to persist in the environment, making external exposures to it, and its many metabolites, much more likely than the faster degrading BPA. In other words, its potential to do harm will worsen along the axis of time, not lessen, which is a common argument made for the purported "safety" of BPA."

joanne
Posts: 53

Some companies not being truthful!!!
Reply #27 on : Tue June 12, 2012, 11:31:33

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I would like to point out that Native Forest coconut milk and Nature Factor coconut water are canned in Asia, where there are no BPA free cans! Believe me, I have looked into this extensively. I find it very unfortunate that companies feel the need to misrepresent themselves just to appease valid consumer concerns, instead of being honest about the fact that there are currently no alternatives in Asia. For the record, there is no such thing as coconut milk or coconut water in a BPA free can!!!

Tammy Baugh
Posts: 53

BPA
Reply #26 on : Thu April 12, 2012, 00:02:19

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We would all like to know why our government isn't doing anything to protect "We the People". Truley I say though we should never ever trust our government for safety or anything else. Look around a little farther than BPA s and you will see how the government has alowed the toxification of our once beautiful United States, Now it is as filthy as a toxic waste dump, with PCBs and the like. In each and every town.Don't rely on the government for anything that you and I ought to do for our own family's safety.

Bill
Posts: 53

BPA
Reply #25 on : Sun March 18, 2012, 01:48:32

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I generally avoid eating from cans almost entirely but love Amy's minestrone and italian vegetable soups (when i want canned soup).
So what are the alternatives to BPA and what is known about their effect on food and humans and pets health?
I don't trust the FDA and believe it should be abolished, it's Admin tarred and feathered publicly.

Dan
Posts: 53

RE: Trader Joe's epitomizes FRAUD & GREED
Reply #24 on : Sun March 11, 2012, 12:56:24

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About Jean's comments, I read the so-called reply from TJ on the "forum post". I generally don't believe everything someone claims in a post, and just as well it was dated 2007.

Isn't the point they made that this is an ongoing debate in the industry, and now, almost 5 years later, they are doing something positive about it? Thanks.

Ronald Maguire
Posts: 53

refried beans
Reply #23 on : Sun March 11, 2012, 03:29:57

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I purchased a can of refried beans at Trader's Joes in Las Vegas - red can - came from Minnesota. Best ever but I cannot remember the brand name. Can you help? Thanks

Michelle
Posts: 53

Amy's Kitchen Cans
Reply #22 on : Wed March 07, 2012, 16:34:03

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Amy's is happy to announce that we have been producing all our tomato based soups in non BPA can linings for several months now and as of March 1st, all of Amy's canned products have been produced in the same non bpa cans.

Laura
Posts: 53

BPA
Reply #21 on : Thu February 09, 2012, 18:25:24

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THANK YOU! This article is what I've been waiting for.

Sally
Posts: 53

For those who think glass is "safe"
Reply #20 on : Tue February 07, 2012, 06:07:06

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Think again. Glass leaches lead. See here: http://elmvalefoundation.org/publications/A56.pdf Best to throw away all your glasses at home and stick your head under the spigot.

And try to cook your food without touching it with anything! (No pots, no containers, no hands)

Jan M
Posts: 53

Re: BPA lined Cans Cans without BPA
Reply #19 on : Mon January 23, 2012, 09:10:01

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Please comment on where the 2.2 cents per can came from. So far I have see two methods for BPA free. One is the Eden Foods way - oleoresinous c-enamel and the other is PET lined cans. What type of can is the 2.2 cents per can aimed at?
Also, is there any information regarding the safety of PET vs c-enamel and are there any other BPA free methods out there that we should be paying attention to? There are a growing number of options for BPA free but as consumers we should be aware of exactly what "BPA free" means. Some solutions may be better than others

Keiren
Posts: 53

Milk Cartons
Reply #18 on : Fri January 20, 2012, 09:27:48

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Hi, Thanks for writing. I updated this page the last week of December, 2011.

As to milk cartons; polyethylene is used to line the inner carton.

Right now, polyethylene is thought to be safe, but it is true that in the future we could find it leaches something. Local glass is the best container!

More about milk cartons here: www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Milk-Carton.html

Lisa Chipkin
Posts: 53

BPA-free cans
Reply #17 on : Thu January 19, 2012, 12:30:36

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Thank you for this information and the "what you can do" section! I am not seeing the date this was published and/or updated. Any chance you might post that so we can keep up and know where we should apply encouragement/pressure?

Bill (Of Rights)
Posts: 53

Trader Joes Loaded with GMOs
Reply #16 on : Fri January 13, 2012, 20:34:53

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I would never shop at Trader Joe's. They lure in unsuspecting consumers who think eating "Natural" foods is healthy when many of Trader Joe's foods contain GMO's and hidden MSG (hidden in any ingredient name the manufacturer would like to name it, as long as the product is not 100% MSG). This is the FDA's guideline. Idiots. There are so many alternatives to a place like Trader Joe's. Try the organic isle of your local grocer, Whole Foods, or Earth Fare, etc.

Whitney
Posts: 53

milk cartons?
Reply #15 on : Thu January 12, 2012, 13:37:31

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There is BPA in milk cartons???

Mary
Posts: 53

Re: BPA lined Cans Cans without BPA
Reply #14 on : Wed January 11, 2012, 16:40:20

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FYI, Eden foods is already selling their tomatoes in glass jars. I bought two cases of crushed tomatoes online, but noticed that they carry them at whole foods too.

Susan Keadey
Posts: 53

Canned Foods
Reply #13 on : Wed January 11, 2012, 15:20:08

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Unforunately, majority of folks cannot always afford the higher prices assossicated with these special brands of foods or affordable organic fruits and vegetables. It would seem to me that these criteria on linings of cans, milk cartons and etc,. be the expectation , which means that the powers that be ,provide the funds and means and governing until all our edible products are affordably produced and contained .

nourishedlife.com.au
Posts: 53

Re: BPA lined Cans Cans without BPA
Reply #12 on : Tue January 10, 2012, 14:51:21

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Shouldn't you be saying "are you willing to pay less to have your hormones totally screwed up with synthetic hormones in your food?"

Victoria Ann
Posts: 53

bpa free can labeling
Reply #11 on : Tue January 10, 2012, 11:56:52

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I believe just as something that is labeled organic, should also be labeled bpa free, if infact it is. Trader joes "claiming" bpa free is not enough for me. What good is labeling something organic, if the packaging it's i.e. isn't? How can it be labeled organic then??

Katie C.
Posts: 53

BPA
Reply #10 on : Mon January 09, 2012, 10:57:40

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Thank you so much for this helpful information! Hopefully more companies will catch on...

Todd Caldecott
Posts: 53

BPA-free?
Reply #9 on : Mon January 09, 2012, 09:54:17

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BPA-free cans STILL contain petrochemical hydrocarbons for which there is NO safety data for. People should avoid ALL cans, and choose glass instead:

http://www.foodasmedicine.ca/2012/the-ever-present-problem-of-plastic/

Keiren
Posts: 53

Trader Joe's
Reply #8 on : Fri December 30, 2011, 15:14:35

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Thanks so much for posting your note from Trader Joe's. I do believe Trader Joe's is a forward looking company and we all need a bit of patience as they transition over to (all) BPA-free. Currently, it is a bit confusing to remember which products have/have not, but at least they are moving in the right direction...Thx!

Greg Braun
Posts: 53

BPA - canned foods
Reply #7 on : Thu December 29, 2011, 16:44:47

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This is the Trader Joe's response I got today, Dec 29, 2011, regarding pba in their canned and jarred goods. While not providing full detail, this certainly does not seem like an offhanded, unresearched response.

Thank you for contacting us. Here is the deal with BPA. First, regarding Tetra, all Tetra Pak is BPA-free.

Second, every glass jar item has a metal lid. All metal lids do have a layer of BPA coating. However, there is another coating put on after that. There is no direct contact of BPA to food. We have multiple supplier testing results showing there is no BPA detected from metal lids.

All our canned fish (and our canned chicken and beef too) are now in BPA-free cans EXCEPT: Sardines, Crab, Cherrystone Clams & Oysters (our suppliers are working for a 2012 solution).

All our canned fruits and vegetables (including tomatoes, and the Organic Canned Pumpkin when it returns this Fall) are in BPA-free cans EXCEPT: Mandarins, Hatch Chilies, Artichokes, Organic Baked Beans (expecting transition this Fall).

All of our canned Soups and Stews (and including Joe's Os) are in cans that DO have BPA. Some of our suppliers are expecting they will be able to make transition next year.

Lastly, Coconut Milk is in a BPA-free can.

I hope this helps!

Regards,
Nikki
Customer Relations

Joan P. Green
Posts: 53

PBA in canned foods
Reply #6 on : Thu November 24, 2011, 10:14:09

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Thank you, thank you for this information! It is good to know which canned foods do and do not have PBA linings, knowing that the individual companies would not disclose this information.
Sincerely, jpg

Pete
Posts: 53

how about Trader Joe's GMO claims?
Reply #5 on : Sun November 20, 2011, 04:01:37

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All this Trader Joes correspondence shenanigans makes me wonder about their NON-GMO claims as well. From my estimation, theirs dozens if not 100 companies products that TJs repackages under their label -- meaning they don't personally oversee the sourcing of the ingredients. Do they really make sure these companies are not sourcing from gmo, and do they sign a contract to declare that they will never swap say their corn-starch for a gmo version down the road?

Jean
Posts: 53

Trader Joe's epitomizes FRAUD & GREED
Reply #4 on : Sun May 15, 2011, 16:47:53

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Here are the links I meant to post at the bottom of my original post:

PROOF that Trader Joe's Corporate LIED routinely to customers via email about BPA:

http://www.kitaiskasandwich.com/e-mail-correspondence-with-trader-joes-about-bisphenol-a/

http://www.mothering.com/community/forum/thread/886320/good-news-about-bpa-from-trader-joe-s

Inside the secret world of Trader Joe's:
http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/20/news/companies/inside_trader_joes_full_version.fortune/index.htm#joe

Ending Slave Labor: Will Trader Joe's Agree to Fair Food?
http://www.alternet.org/food/148104/ending_slave_labor:_will_trader_joe's_agree_to_fair_food


"A recent investigation by the AFL-CIO affiliated Solidarity Center found that Trader Joe's is sourcing shrimp from plants in Thailand and Bangladesh where workers as young as 8 years old are subject to sweatshop conditions."
http://www.greenamerica.org/programs/responsibleshopper/company.cfm?id=300

Trader Joe's is owned by T.A.C.T. Holding Inc. which also owns the ALDI food chain. In 2005, Trader Joe's reported sales of over $596 million.


So, let's be clear here, Trader Joe's annual sales has been reported to be close to $500 MILLION (confirmed as $596 in 2005), and it makes much of its profits on the backs of SLAVES, often CHILD SLAVES.

Trader Joe's REFUSES TO SIGN THE FAIR FOOD ACT and REFUSES TO CHANGE ITS UNETHICAL PRACTICES.

Trader Joe's also has a long history of LYING TO CUSTOMERS.

Trader Joe's profits from the well-crafted illusion of a customer and eco-friendly company...while making profits hand over fist, and refusing to amend its unethical SLAVE LABOR practices!

Anyone with a conscious should be very weary of this corporation.

I for one will not give them another dime.

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