Author: Lisa Frack
Website: http://www.enviroblog.org/2009/07/eden-foods-a-bpa-free-pion…
Written by Guest Blogger Nena Baker, Author, The Body Toxic
No one is more pleased to see the hazards of bisphenol A in the spotlight than Mike Potter, father of six, grandfather of four, and founder and president of Eden Foods. His company began using BPA-free cans in 1999, after two years of frustrating negotiations with his can suppliers.
“It’s regrettable that the use of BPA has gone on so long,” Potter told me. “I’ve been flabbergasted as I’ve observed the lack of will on the part of the rest of the food industry to take advantage of an option we created.”
The back story on Eden’s switch to BPA-free cans for bean products
In 1997, Potter learned that new research was raising questions about the safety of bisphenol A, and that one of BPA’s many applications was in the linings of cans. “Being a canner, it got my attention, ” said Potter.
He asked his can suppliers - three of them at the time - if bisphenol A was in the cans they were selling to Eden Foods. “I made hundreds…
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