North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. (NAMPA) Responds to Recently Introduced...

North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. (NAMPA) Responds to Recently Introduced Legislation to Ban Bisphenol A (BPA) in Food and Beverage Containers

WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Metal packaging and its use of epoxy coatings have a proven record
of success and have helped create the world's safest food supply.
Epoxy coatings in use today are an essential metal packaging
technology that meets all regulatory criteria and critical performance
requirements for the broadest variety of foods and beverages.
Representative Markey's legislation would have the effect of
threatening the safety of the world's food supply and putting at risk
the ability of all nations to feed their people.

Rigorous evaluations by government authorities worldwide
consistently and repeatedly support the safety of BPA-based epoxy
coatings for metal packaging. In addition, expert independent
scientific and academic panels around the world unanimously agree that
epoxy coatings made with BPA are safe for food packaging.

NAMPA strongly supports the use of sound science rather than
unsubstantiated fear in the formulation of public policy.
Ill-considered proposals based upon information that is not subjected
to the rigorous standards of the established scientific review process
is decidedly not in the public interest.

NAMPA will continue to work with Congress to bring balance and
perspective to this critically important issue.

For more information, please contact Catherine L. Imus, (202)
223-4933.

North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. (NAMPA)
by
Stanton Communications
Catherine L. Imus, 202-223-4933

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