Latas Libres de BPA

Crown Prince is concerned about the issue of BPA (Bisphenol A) in cans. BPA has been used in can linings for decades to prevent food spoilage but could possibly act as an endocrine disruptor, mimicking estrogen and thereby disrupting the body's chemical message system. Recently the FDA decided not to ban BPA pending further study. While Crown Prince acknowledges the position of the FDA, we will continue to move forward, where possible, with our transition to BPA-free packaging. As always, our goal is to provide our customers the most sustainable, freshly harvested, and safely packaged canned seafood from around the world.

The Crown Prince, Crown Prince Natural, and Ocean Prince lines include product packed in eight foreign countries as well as the United States. We therefore have to work in each locality with available canning materials. Several countries from which we import are strongly influenced by European Union (EU) standards; at this time the EU does not consider the small amount of BPA in can linings a health issue. Due to this fact many can manufacturers in these countries do not stock adequate or consistent supplies, if at all, of BPA free cans. Crown Prince wishes to continue to be able to provide our customers good quality, modestly priced canned seafood with as little environmental impact as possible. Shipping empty BPA free cans thousands of extra miles, if they are unavailable locally, will add to our products' price as well as to the degradation of the environment. We will seek to transition all of our products to BPA-free as the correct packing materials become available.

Podemos actualmente suministrar los productos siguientes en contenedores libres de BPA:

Crown Prince Jugo de Almejas and Crown Prince Natural Jugo de Almejas - los productos de Holanda
Crown Prince Natural Almejitas Ahumadas en Aceite de Oliva - el producto de Tailandia
Crown Prince Natural Bocados de Arenque (todas las variedades) - el producto de Canadá
Crown Prince Natural Salmón Rosa del Pacífico Sin Piel y Sin Espinas - el producto de EEUU
Crown Prince Natural Salmón Coho Ahumado de Alaska - el producto de EEUU
Crown Prince Sardinas Brisling (3 variedades) - el producto de Escocia
Crown Prince Natural Sardinas Brisling (todas las variedades) - el producto de Escocia
Crown Prince Natural Atún Blanco (todas las variedades) - el producto de Tailandia
Crown Prince Natural Atún Tongol (todas las variedades) - el producto de Tailandia
Crown Prince Natural Atún de Aleta Amarilla (todas las variedades) - el producto de Tailandia

We encourage our consumers to research this issue for themselves; to follow are just a few of the available references from both sides of the issue:

FDA Continues to Study BPA http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm297954.htm
FDA Rejects Petition to Ban BPA in Food Packaging http://www.packagingdigest.com
Bisphenol A (BPA) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol A
Endocrine Disruptors http://www.niehs.NIH.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm
Facts about BPA http://www.factsaboutbpa.org