Consumer Reports has just released a study today which comes down firmly on the side of banning the preservative bisphenol A. In their testing, they noted that the highest levels were found in cans of green beans and soups. Canned Del Monte Fresh Cut Green Beans Blue Lake had the highest amount of BPA for a single sample in their tests, with levels ranging from 35.9 parts per billion (ppb) to 191 ppb.

Levels were even found in cans labelled as “BPA free”, news of particular interest in the organic community. Eden Foods was found to contain 1 ppb in its Eden Baked Beans product. Essentia will continue to watch the developments and reactions to this very exciting story.

For more information on Consumer Reports BPA study, see the Reuters article which contains the bulk of the original press release. There is also an article in the December 2009 edition of Consumer Reports if you want to buy it to read.

Consumer Reports Media Relations sent us the following links for you to look through related to the study as well:

Consumer Reports’ December 2009 BPA Magazine article

Data Table
Consumer Reports’ Test of Bisphenol-A (BPA) in Canned/Packaged Foods, December 2009

CU’s BPA Letter to FDA Commissioner Hamburg

Continue to watch this space for reactions and discussions of this important issue.

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