Comments on: FDA to reevaluate Bisphenol A (BPA)

By: Cathy Richards

Cathy Richards — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:02:30 +0000

Re: canned food – some manufacturers have switched to BPA free can liners. The one I know about specifically is Eden Organic Foods (?exact name). They make great canned tomatoes.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:23:50 +0000

@Anthro: I buy raw honey at my local health store, it comes in glass jars. Check your local health/natural food stores as well!

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:20:26 +0000

So, Marion, do you mean BPA is in ALL canned foods? Or just primarily canned tomatoes? And is there a safe amount of canned tomatoes one can consume? Say, one can a month? What about canned beans, like black beans, Great Northern white beans, etc.? This news is certainly disheartening. And I wonder what options that leaves for food pantries around the country? Do they not offer any canned goods whatsoever? Which is worse?

By: Jim Purdy

Jim Purdy — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:41:46 +0000

Is anything safe?

By: Anthro

Anthro — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:07:42 +0000

Muir Glen’s cans are lined in a white material (I forget what it is) and I was wondering if this is BPA free?

Thanks for the tip on Eden brand, Jenna.

It’s getting very difficult to find some products in anything but plastic, even at the co-op. Costco has all plastic for peanut butter (even the organic) and my local supermarket chain has NO honey in glass. Ketchup has been all plastic for ages. I have to make multiple forays to get around this and it wastes gas.

It’s not just BPA I’m avoiding–all plastic used just for packaging is a waste of resources. The stuff NEVER goes away, just breaks down into smaller and smaller bits and gets into everything. There are some justifiable used for plastic (safety, medical) perhaps, but food packaging isn’t one of them in my view. Recycling isn’t the entire answer either for reasons mentioned above as well as lack of markets.

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By: Jenna

Jenna — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:04:41 +0000

Eden Foods does not line their canned beans with BPA! I believe they are the only company not to do so… there might be one other company.. Hmm. Well, Bionature sells tomato products in glass jars which is BPA-free! But, as far as canned beans go, Eden’s products are the best! They are organic, use the best ingredients (kombu!), and…. are BPA-free. Isn’t it weird to think of a food as BPA-free rather than a water bottle?!

By: L.C.

L.C. — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:59:31 +0000

So millions of pound of this stuff have been coddling the food supply since the 1960′s? Oh my. Avoiding all canned foods will be quite an interesting thing to attempt. But are all canned foods lined with BPA-containing materials? I bet the “health benefits” of non-BPA cans will be showing up soon.