Comments on: Bisphenol-A

By: Emanation

Emanation — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:25:37 +0000

I too, and many of my friends, would prefer to spend 2p extra to have BPA – free cans. And, how much more would glass jars cost?

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:05:16 +0000

One wonders how food was safely canned before BPA was available.

By: Marian Hall

Marian Hall — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:13:31 +0000

I’ve just read the Harvard study too and I’d happily pay 2p per can or even more for peace of mind. BPA is an oestrogen mimic as are several other environmental pollutants. It’s the cumulative effect of them all that is never considered when setting ‘safe” limits for exposure

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:04:24 +0000

I’m with Christine above, especially after the publishing of the Harvard study today. The argument that you can just buy dried beans is a disingenuous one, as in Scotland and Ireland, for some unknown reason, I cannot get beans to cook properly, and this is is the case with pressure cooking as well. Adding bicarb doesn’t help, using filtered water “sometimes” helps with pressure cooking, and with the price of gas being what it is, I can’t afford 2 hours of nonstop boiling (yes, after they have been soaked, sometimes for 24 hours), just to risk the beans finally turning from rock hard to mush in a minute.
You have had plenty of warning that this was coming. A study, like with plastic bottles was eventually going to prove what has been expected. I hope you have KEPT looking for an alternative since this was last posted…

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:29:06 +0000

Several US brands are producing BPA-free tins now (not for acidic food like tomatoes, true, but for beans, for example). Eden have been doing it since 1999 – so there must be a commercially available alternative. (I believe it adds approximately 2p to the price of a tin – a premium I’d be very happy to pay!)