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Fine for French cartel hiding toxics in food packaging   🆕 #ToxicFree4EU 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyYxixVm   (11 January 2024) A cartel formed to conceal information on the presence of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) in food cans has been fined by the French competition authority. The cartel scheme started in 2010 and was intended to prevent manufacturers from competing on BPA-free food cans. It colluded to hide information on the presence of BPA in food cans before the French BPA ban entered into force in 2015, and to continue selling BPA cans after that date. This hampered consumers' choice of alternative products at a time when the substance was already considered dangerous to health, said the French authority. Three professional canning associations, one can manufacturers trade union and 11 companies, such as Unilever, Crown and Bonduelle, have been fined a total amount of 20 million euro. Two of the associations said that they will contest the decision in court. The EU banned BPA in baby bottles in 2011 and in till receipts in 2020. An EU ban on BPA in food contact materials is expected this quarter. BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation UFC-Que Choisir Sandra Jen

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