Have some companies already opted to package solid food products in cartons?
Have some companies already opted to package solid food products in cartons?
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Identification of actions to reduce use of Bisphenol A (BPA) – Focus on items in contact with food
This report details the results of a survey conducted by INERIS in 2011 on the uses of and possible substitutes for Polycarbonate and Epoxy Resins (two Bisphenol-A-based materials) in food containers and utensils intended for the general public.
It contains a description of the items concerned and lists the alternatives currently available or under development.
Seeking safer packaging. Ranking packaged food companies on BPA.
This report, published in 2010, sets out the conclusions of a survey conducted in the USA among companies operating in the food sector by Green Century Capital Management (a strategy consulting firm specialising in responsible investments, founded by an NGO partnership in 1991) and As you sow (an NGO founded in 1992) to determine the extent of the action they had taken or planned to take to replace BPA in food packaging. It follows on from the report published in 2009.
Seeking Safer packaging. Ranking Packaged Food Companies on BPA
This report, published in 2009, sets out the conclusions of a survey conducted in the USA to determine the position of food industry companies on the presence of BPA in food packaging and the actions they had taken or planned to take to replace it.
Evaluation of alternatives for compounds under Risk Assessment in the EU, Bisphenol A
This report, published in 2004 by the Danish EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), details the different uses of BPA and the possible alternatives to its use in drinks cans and food tins, polycarbonate items, thermal paper and printer ink.
Review of alternatives to BPA
ANSES has produced a report reviewing the possible alternatives to BPA in its different fields of application. BPA is primarily used in polycarbonate, in epoxy resins coating the inside of food tins, and as a developer in thermal paper (till receipts). 73 alternative solutions were identified. Link to the ANSES report on BPA replacement.
Another report, in two volumes, presents the results of a collective study assessing the risks posed by BPA to human health.