What material is used to line the cans?
Like most food cans, our Salmon cans are lined with polyethylene terephthalate or PET, which is an extremely common, clearly safe food packaging material. NOTE: Our Salmon cans contain NO bisphenol-A (BPA), which is a chemical is used to make plastic more flexible. BPA produces effects in animals that raise some possible health concerns, but has been repeatedly found safe by U.S. and European authorities. PET is used in everything from soft drink and water bottles to peanut butter jars and surgical implants. (PET lining is used in cans to keep the fish from acquiring a metallic taste and prevent rusting.) PET has been studied extensively and deemed safe by many regulatory agencies. Like any indirect food additive, the scientific testing of PET is based on two key principles: establishing that there is a minimal amount of transfer of substances between the plastic packaging and the food, and establishing that any substances that may transfer from the plastic to the food do not pose a ri
