About the Cans Not Cancer Campaign
Launched in 2011, the goal of the Breast Cancer Fund's Cans Not Cancer campaign is to ensure safe and healthy food packaging.
While many people are aware of bisphenol A's (BPA) presence in polycarbonate products (i.e. hard, clear plastics), most don't know that BPA is used in the epoxy lining of nearly all canned foods. What is meant to be a protective barrier between the metal and the can's contents actually leaches this toxic chemical into the food we eat.
In April of 2011, the Breast Cancer Fund co-published a study demonstrating that food is a major route of exposure to BPA. Based on these findings, the Breast Cancer Fund launched the Cans Not Cancer campaign to pressure manufacturers to voluntarily remove BPA from cans and move to safer alternatives.
Our Cans Not Cancer campaign is about our health, our children's health and a safer future in which breast cancer rates have dropped because we've reduced our exposure to toxic chemicals. Learn more about the campaign below.
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Reports
Find our product-testing reports and groundbreaking research on human dietary exposure to BPA.
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Campaign Demands
The Cans Not Cancer campaign is asking manufacturers to commit to five actions for safer canned food.
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Related Blog Posts
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05.09.13
Calif. governor proposes reforms to landmark toxics law (Environment & Energy Publishing, 5/8/13)
Reaction to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed changes to Prop. 65, the state's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.
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04.23.13
American Chemistry Council blocks state scientists from doing their jobs
Just as BPA disrupts our hormones, Big Chem is doing everything it can to disrupt the democratic process, using its money, power and influence to block government action that would protect pregnant women and children. On Friday, shortly after Californiaâs...
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04.17.13
Will Your Canned Soup Carry a Warning Label? (Rodale, 4/12/2013)
"The Prop 65 listing is yet another indictment of this toxic chemical that industry continues to argue is safe, despite waves of peer-reviewed scientific studies finding that BPA harms reproduction and is linked to breast cancer."
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02.28.13
Phthalates and BPA make an unexpected appearance
A new study suggests that an individual may not be able to avoid food packaging chemicals like phthalates and BPA by cutting out canned and plastic-wrapped foods.
