He said: “We have to use the tools we have to investigate imports, alert member states and ask the food and veterinary office to control all imports of those kinds of foods to the EU, which they are entitled to do”. Campbell ’s will stop using the cancer - mimicking chemical Bisphenol - A ( BPA ) in its tins by mid-2017 . The Ecology Centre in Michigan analysed 200 food containers and found that nearly two - thirds , from a variety of companies , contained BPA . All 15 cans from Campbell ##s that were tested contained the chemical as did all three tins of ‘ Carnation ’ evaporated milk from Nestle . BPA is an endocrine disruptor , which has been linked to cancer , asthma , obesity and diabetes ; the European Chemical Agency risks assessment process has also rated BPA as toxic for reproduction . France has banned the chemical outright and is seeking a Europe - wide ban . However , as yet the EU has only prohibited BPA in baby bottles although it is expected to release new criteria for identifying such disruptors this summer .
Campbell ’s will stop using the cancer - mimicking chemical Bisphenol - A ( BPA ) in its tins by mid-2017 . The Ecology Centre in Michigan analysed 200 food containers and found that nearly two - thirds , from a variety of companies , contained BPA . All 15 cans from Campbell ##s that were tested contained the chemical as did all three tins of ‘ Carnation ’ evaporated milk from Nestle . BPA is an endocrine disruptor , which has been linked to cancer , asthma , obesity and diabetes ; the European Chemical Agency risks assessment process has also rated BPA as toxic for reproduction . France has banned the chemical outright and is seeking a Europe - wide ban . However , as yet the EU has only prohibited BPA in baby bottles although it is expected to release new criteria for identifying such disruptors this summer .