NAMPA News
Volume 1, Issue 3 (November 15, 2008)
Over the past few years, we have discussed certain trends companies working within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated industries find troubling. These industries, including those represented by the North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. (NAMPA) member companies, rely on the safety of products reviewed and approved by FDA, and believe FDA’s approval process should be respected. We all know that science is evolving, that there are few things in science that are certain, and that there are few things that should not be challenged. That said, it is troubling that certain third-party groups assert challenges to well-recognized FDA scientific practices and hasten to impugn FDA’s work before those challenges are fully and fairly considered and resolved. ..more..
Volume 1, Issue 2 (August 22, 2008)
Since the last issue of NAMPA News, the North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. (NAMPA) has been deeply engaged in opposing Senate Bill (SB) 1713, California State Senator Carole Migden’s (D) bill intended to prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food and beverage containers or other products designed or intended to contain liquids for consumption by infants and children. Our hard work paid off. On August 18, 2008, the bill failed to pass in the Assembly.. The Assembly agreed to allow reconsideration of the bill before August 31, 2008, the last day the Legislature will be voting on bills. On August 22, 2008, Senator Migden amended the bill and narrowed it considerably to exclude “any liquid, food, or beverage in a can or jar that contains” BPA. As of this writing, virtually all stakeholders remain firmly opposed to the amended bill. ...more...
Volume 1, Issue 1 (July 9, 2008)
It has been my privilege to serve as Chairman of the North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. (NAMPA) since January of this year. In NAMPA’s continuing commitment to serve its members and achieve its goals, I am pleased to offer our members and friends this inaugural issue of NAMPA News. This publication is intended to provide succinct, timely, and focused news on NAMPA activities, solicit articles from members and others on topics of shared interest, and promote NAMPA’s core goals of fostering the use of sound science to address health, safety, and environmental issues pertinent to light metal packaging. As an organization, NAMPA has grown considerably since the beginning of the year, having started with 13 member entities, it now has 16, an increase of over 20 percent. This growth is a reflection of NAMPA’s sustained membership outreach, greatly enhanced federal and state legislative and regulatory interest in bisphenol A (BPA), the commensurate heightened concern with the prospect of scientifically unsound limitations on commercial applications of BPA-derived epoxy resin coatings, and heightened interest in getting involved in efforts to stop these irrational and unsound measures. NAMPA continues to respond aggressively to such measures and, as described in this edition of NAMPA News, has been extraordinarily successful and energetic in promoting NAMPA’s mission and goals. ... more ...