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industry backs bisphenol a safety in can linings
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the use of bisphenol a (bpa) in can linings is both safe and vital for food protection, a host of industry bodies and companies have said in rejecting the conclusions of a report calling for a ban on the chemical. the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa), the american chemistry council (acc), as well as food giants such as del monte, campbell and general mills have dismissed a study by the us-based consumer union that claimed potentially hazardous levels of bpa were leaching into foods from the epoxy linings of cans. regulatory approval all the groups and firms, including del monte foods, emphasised that bpa has been confirmed as safe for use in food contact materials by the world’s major regulatory agencies – the us food and drug administration (fda) and the european food safety authority (efsa) among them. both efsa and the uk food standards agency told foodproductiondaily.com in june 2009 there were no plans to re-examine their position on bpa. nonetheless, the metal packing industry currently is looking for alternatives to bpa – although these are still some years from coming to market, said campbell. food safety industry opinion was also united in stressing that all food contact materials, including epoxy can linings, met current rules as laid down by the fda. they also said that use of bpa-based linings actually enhanced food safety and extended product shelf life. "bpa-based epoxy coatings in metal packaging provide real, important and measurable health benefits by reducing the potential for the serious and often deadly effects from food-borne illnesses,” said nampa chairman dr john rost. he added: “this packaging enables the high temperature sterilisation of food products when initially packaged and continuously protect against microbial contaminants. according to fda records, there has not been an incidence of food-borne illness resulting from a failure of metal packaging in the u.s. in more than 30 years." study findings the consumer union published its report after tests on 19 canned foods - including soups, juice, tuna, and green beans – found almost all contained “measurable levels of bpa”. the levels of chemical detected ranged from 0.3 parts per billion (ppb) to 191ppb. this highest level was detected in canned del monte fresh cut green beans blue lake with the lowest finding for this product less than a fifth of that at 35.9 ppb. progresso vegetable soup, made by general mills, showed a bpa level ranging from 67 to 134 ppb, while campbell’s condensed chicken noodle soup had bpa levels between 54.5- 102 ppb, said the study. a spokesman from general mills said the bpa levels of up to 134ppb reportedly found in its progresso soup were not consistent with the company’s own findings. “ however, even if that level was present, it would still be substantially below the advisory level of 600 parts per billion established by the european union as a level of safe consumption for all ages – and below current u.s. guidelines that establish the daily upper limit of safe exposure as 50 micrograms per kilogram of body weight,” he added. “a level of 60 or 90 parts per billion, if present in a product, is and would be safe.” bpa alternatives while the cu said its findings were “noteworthy”, bodies including nampa rejected this conclusion. “the values seen in the study - measured in parts per billion - were below the lowest regulatory threshold of concern set by government scientists and do not pose a health risk to consumers of all ages, ’ said the trade association. campbell re-iterated many of the above points. it added that it had been at the forefront of research over the last three years to find alternatives to bpa. “while we continue to seek alternatives to bpa-based coatings, to date no satisfactory alternative has been identified for a broad range of products”, a company spokesman told foodproductiondaily.com. “any prospective new coating will take between two and three years to qualify, due to the shelf life of the food products these coatings interact with and protect.”
Source :foodqualitynews.com
Date :
4
November
2009
Category :
Ready Meals
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infants aged up to six months have the greatest exposure to bisphenol a (bpa) through polycarbonate bottles although levels are well below safety limits set by regulatory bodies, a new study has found. the researchers from switzerland added that the while the highest dose rate was “far below” the tolerable daily (tdi) intake of 50 µg/kg bw deemed safe, it was of “the same order of magnitude as recently reported concentrations that caused low-dose health effects in rodents”.
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in its final evaluation of the chemical bisphenol a (bpa), the us national toxicology program (ntp) has expressed concerns for potential exposures to foetus, infants and children. the main conclusions of the ntp report include expression of ‘some concern’ over the potential for developmental toxicity for foetuses, infants, and children, based primarily on evidence from animal studies that would suggest that there might be effects on prostate gland and brain development, with also the potential for behavioural effects.
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the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa) has condemned reports that it was involved in a top level meeting to revamp the image of bisphenol a (bpa) by using a pregnant woman to talk about the benefits of the substance. the us industry association was responding to an article in the milwaukee journal sentinel which claimed nampa attended a summit with executives and lobbyists at an exclusive club in washington dc last week to discuss a strategy to present their case for the continued use of the chemical, which has already been banned from baby bottles in canada and parts of the us.
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while european and us risk assessors play down safety concerns over using food sourced from cloned animals, the fledgling industry appears set for tougher times in convincing manufacturers, according to a new survey. according to anti-gm consumer group the center for food safety, 20 leading us-based food processors including kraft foods and smithfield foods are reported to have pledged not to use products sourced from cloned animals.
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the uk consumers\' association sought to \"name and shame\" food manufacturers who use misleading labelling this week when it revealed details of food products which are confusing consumers. the \"shamed\" products included mcvitie\'s butter puffs, containing no butter, and princes crab paste, which contains nearly 40 per cent mackerel, 20 per cent cod, and only 11 per cent crab. the association called on manufacturers to make their labels \"honest and clear\", and challenged the food standards authority \"to expose bad practice\".
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