Environment Awareness – What is Bisphenol A?
Bisphenol A (BPA) plays an important role in acting as an additional safety barrier to insure the product is completely sealed. The safety of BPA has been extensively tested by regulatory agencies, academic and scientific institutions, and industry scientists for more than four decades. These tests have demonstrated that the potential human exposure to BPA is extremely small and poses no known risk to human health. While some Clover Leaf packaging contains trace amounts of Bisphenol A, it continues to be recognized as safe by government bodies worldwide, including Health Canada, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.K. Food Standards Agency, the European Commissions Scientific Committee on Food, the Japanese Ministry for Health, Labour and Welfare and other regulatory agencies worldwide. Health Canada recently announced its assessment of BPA which reassured consumers and retailers about the safety of BPA coatings used in canned products. Their report repudiated recent media repo
