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... the food standards agency is today launching a consultation, to get views on draft national regulations that will implement the european directive banning infant feeding bottles containing bisphenol a (bpa) for infants up to twelve months old ... it is found in all sorts of products, from car headlights to food storage containers as well as infant feeding bottles ... bpa is also used in the coatings inside food cans to prevent corrosion of the can and subsequent contamination of food and drinks ... very small amounts of bpa is known to transfer from packaging into food and drinks ... there are legal limits, based upon a tolerable daily intake, for bpa in food contact materials ... the latest expert scientific advice from the european food safety authority’s expert panel concluded that it could not identify any new evidence that would lead it to revise the current tolerable daily intake for bpa ... the fsa’s view is that exposure to bpa from food contact materials does not represent a risk to consumers, including infants

... the international meeting, which was attended by 30 scientists in canada this week, said that bpa is migrating from food packaging, such as plastic containers (including baby bottles) and coated food cans, into the food – but raised no concerns about their levels ... the summit made its declaration after reviewing all the latest scientific information on the substance – used in polycarbonate bottles and the epoxy lining of food cans ... ” the declaration comes as studies from both the food standards australia new zealand (fsanz) and us academic research confirmed that while bpa is present in foods, levels detected were so low as to pose no health risk

... this state-of-the-art, high speed, dwi (drawn wall ironed) production line will supply food cans to the french processed food market, starting in q4 2010 ... the investment, which aims to deliver quality metal packaging at low cost, is impress’ third dwi food can line in europe, following a similar investment line in deventer, the netherlands in 2008, and sutton-in-ashfield, uk ... it offers shorter process times and is the most cost-effective technique when manufacturing quantity, same-size food cans ... “dwi allows us to provide customers at certain volume levels with the lowest cost cans on the market, which is a clear advantage in today’s price-sensitive climate ... ” this major investment is a clear demonstration of impress’ commitment to its customers in the french food market

... food regulators around the world have found no major health risks associated with the use of bisphenol a (bpa) in food packaging and closures, the australian food and grocery council (afgc) said yesterday ... responding to new research on bpa levels in foods and baby products by consumer group choice, afgc highlighted that the world’s leading food authorities, including food standards australia and new zealand (fsanz), maintain that levels of exposure to bpa are safe and don’t pose a significant health risk ... “products containing bpa have been subject to significant and rigorous investigations by leading world authorities and, in recent years, food regulators in the united states, uk and the eu have examined the latest findings and have determined that the use of bpa continues to be safe ... industry understands that bpa-free products, including baby food cans will be available within 12 months, with metal closures on glass jars and bottles to follow soon afterwards

... the us can manufacturers institute is inviting the world to celebrate the two hundredth birthday of the food can on august 25 2010 ... it traces the advent of the food can to the patent granted to british inventor peter durand on august 25, 1810 for his idea to store preserved food in tinplate vessels ... two hundred years later, there are more than 600 sizes and styles of cans being manufactured, according to the institute ... consumers worldwide buy more than 1,500 different food items from all over the globe at any time of year ... innovative design still continues in the form of molded and shaped cans, cans with multiple graphic capabilities, easy-open cans, and microwavable cans, said the institute ... 5m tonnes of steel cans from landfills, contributing to the more than 82 million tons of steel recycled last year the institute estimated that the can manufacturing business to be worth $14

... heinz australia said it plans to phase out use of bisphenol a (bpa) in all its baby food packaging in response to mounting consumer fears over the substance ... canned food a priority in its announcement today, heinz australia said it would prioritise canned baby foods followed by metal closures on jars ... bpa is found in the epoxy lining of food cans and in seals on food jar closures ... concerns have been raised about migration of the chemical from these coatings into foods and the company acknowledged that “in some cases, small amounts of the chemicals in the food packaging may leach into the food product ... ” “we expect bpa-free cans for baby food to be available within 12 months, with metal closures on glass jars to follow”, heinz australia corporate affairs manager jessica ramsden told foodproductiondaily ... ” the company said its nurture range of infant formula cans, and baby basics feeding products were already bpa-free ... the firm cited the recently delivered opinion of food standards australia new zealand (fsanz) that concluded the continued use of bpa and plasticisers in food concluding posed no risk to infants or any other age group ... ” consumer concerns are increasingly driving action to eliminate use of the chemical in food packaging ... last week, the australian government said it had brokered a voluntary agreement with a host of major retailers to stop using bpa in food contact materials aimed at young children ... the government stressed it was responding to consumer anxiety and that it still believed current exposure to bpa from food packaging was safe ... committed to bpa alternatives heinz uk and ireland said the food giant was committed to finding bpa substitutes despite assurances from food safety bodies that the chemical was safe ... com that its baby food cans were already bpa free but did not respond to further inquiries before publication to clarify whether this referred to all canned baby food or just infant formula

... the european food safety authority (efsa) has raised concerns about the health risks of lead in food for children and concluded that current guidance levels are no longer appropriate ... the european commission had asked efsa to assess current exposure levels from food and other sources and determine whether the existing guidance, known as the provisional tolerable weekly intake (ptwi), was still appropriate ... exposure exposure to lead has fallen significantly since the 1970s thanks to measures to regulate levels in petrol, paint, food cans, and pipes but some concerns still remain surrounding lead entering the food chain ... although house dust and soil can be sources of lead, efsa said food is now the major source, with cereals, vegetables, and tap water contributing most to dietary exposure

... an international summit on bisphenol a (bpa) hosted by the european food safety authority (efsa) last week yielded “ very useful” scientific discussion, said the head of the body’s food contact panel ... the national representatives were invited to add any relevant information from their own research that may have a bearing on efsa’s final verdict on the chemical that is used in polycarbonate bottles and the epoxy lining in food cans ... in february, the french food safety agency (afssa) said flawed methodology in a host of studies on the chemical meant it was unable to accept their conclusions as scientifically sound ... diane benford, head of chemical risk assessment at the uk food standards agency (fsa), said the study had been received with great interest ... the agency is due to hold a teleconference with global risk assessment bodies this week, including the us food and drug administration, to update them on the meeting and its conclusions, feigenbaum said

... more research into overall exposure through food packaging was also flagged up – with an evaluation on canned food being especially important to gauge adult exposure to the chemical, said author natalie von goetz, ph ... 8 micrograms per kilogram body weight per day, below the tdi of 50 µg/kg bw as set by both the european food safety authority (efsa) and the us food and drug administration (fda) ... bpa exposure through food packaging the group called for more research into exposure through food packaging as this constituted the greatest level of uncertainty with their evaluation - as the “ consumption of packaged food is highly variable throughout the population and will depend on socioeconomic as well as regional factors” ... the study highlighted the need for greater investigation into bpa levels in food cans as this is “highly variable” and suggested that food processors standardise production practices to help cut adult exposure to the substance ... “ by optimizing the production processes of cans, extreme high values such as those reported for canned soup and canned meat could possibly be avoided, which would reduce the high exposure dose rates of adults to the mean exposure dose rates presented,” said the researchers

... researchers in the united states have developed a chemical derived from sugar with the potential to replace bisphenol a (bpa) in a number of products, including the lining of food cans ... “the patent will enable us to create a family of isosorbide-based epoxy resins that have the potential to replace bisphenol a in a number of products including food can linings”, jaffe told foodproductiondaily ... any sugar residue he said that given the right level of support by the food packaging industry, it was possible that the product could be brought to market within two years ... ” commercialisation the breakthrough comes in the wake of the us food and drug administration’s update on bpa in january in which it highlighted the need to develop alternatives to the chemical for food can linings and polycarbonate baby bottles ... “we need to work with an appropriate food packaging related company and those that could manufacture the epoxy resin to validate and scale up output of the product," he said ... " it must be tuned and tailored to meet food packaging needs, as it hasn’t yet been tested as a food can liner