Topic “BPA” — Exporter Magazine

The report, quoting North American Metal Packaging Alliance’s (NAMPA) chairman Dr John Rost, said the only way to ensure public confidence in new materials was through the lengthy route of testing and research followed by regulatory approval. He urged that any legislative deadlines must take this into account. Food and beverage companies are increasingly ditching bisphenol A (BPA) from food can linings in response to growing consumer concern over the chemical, according to FoodProductionDaily.com, citing a study on safer packaging. Canada has become the first country in the world to declare bisphenol A (BPA) to be a toxic substance that poses risks to human health and the environment, according to FoodProductionDaily.com.