Question from jeanespeaks
After Canada banned Bisphenol A, and placed it on their hazardous chemical list, I became concerned, since I know that besides being present in plastic #7 (i.e. Baby Bottles and other hard plastics), BBA is also routinely used in cans.
So I did a little research and found out that even the healthy organic canned food brands that I buy at WholeFoods ALL use
Bisphenol A, with the exception of two – namely EDEN beans, and SANTA BARBARA OLIVES.
ALL other brandd, such ast WholeFoods’very own 365 label, Amy’s, Westbrae, and Muir Glen, to name a few of my favs, eacj CONTAIN Bisphenol A. I’m told that canned tomato sauce is the worst offender, with the highest levels and most interactivity between the BPA and the product, due to the acidic nature of tomatoes.
I had initially read that all Trader Joes brand cans do not have BPA, but when I contacted TJs direct to verify that actually told me that that is not the case – the ONLY Trader Joe’s brand products that do NOT contain BPA are canned fish items.
It seems that some major “independent” studies out of Japan and Europe in recent days have concluded that BPA is NOT harmful, however, Canada maintains that BPA is harmful in that it can cause reproductive problems and even cancer.
