Campbell's: Stop Endangering Kids' Health!

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Update 12/14/11: In December, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that eating a single serving of canned soup daily over five days resulted in a more than 1000 percent increase in urinary BPA levels. With the holidays approaching, it is imperative that we mobilize parents to unite on this important issue: Get BPA out of our kids food!

SpaghettiOs, Disney Princess Noodles, and Chicken Alphabet soup. Those are just three of several canned foods that Campbell’s markets to children.

Parents think they’re purchasing healthy foods with kid-friendly themes—but cancer, heart disease, early onset puberty, and other health problems could be lurking in the meals, according to a recent study by the Breast Cancer Fund.

Campbell’s lines its cans with bisphenol-A (BPA), a hormone-disrupting chemical that can leach from can linings into the foods held inside. Health studies have linked BPA exposure to cancers, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and a host of other maladies.

Even other major manufacturers—have started using BPA-free can linings for certain products, are committed to removing the chemical from all packaging, and have a timeline to achieve this transition. What is Campbell’s waiting for?

It’s time for Campbell’s to stop being an industry laggard and start protecting kids’ health. Please sign our petition in support of the Breast Cancer Fund's Cans Not Cancer campaign, and send a message to Campbell’s execs that it’s time to commit to ditch BPA.

 

 

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The Issue

Update 12/14/11: In December, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that eating a single serving of canned soup daily over five days resulted in a more than 1000 percent increase in urinary BPA levels. With the holidays approaching, it is imperative that we mobilize parents to unite on this important issue: Get BPA out of our kids food!

SpaghettiOs, Disney Princess Noodles, and Chicken Alphabet soup. Those are just three of several canned foods that Campbell’s markets to children.

Parents think they’re purchasing healthy foods with kid-friendly themes—but cancer, heart disease, early onset puberty, and other health problems could be lurking in the meals, according to a recent study by the Breast Cancer Fund.

Campbell’s lines its cans with bisphenol-A (BPA), a hormone-disrupting chemical that can leach from can linings into the foods held inside. Health studies have linked BPA exposure to cancers, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and a host of other maladies.

Even other major manufacturers—have started using BPA-free can linings for certain products, are committed to removing the chemical from all packaging, and have a timeline to achieve this transition. What is Campbell’s waiting for?

It’s time for Campbell’s to stop being an industry laggard and start protecting kids’ health. Please sign our petition in support of the Breast Cancer Fund's Cans Not Cancer campaign, and send a message to Campbell’s execs that it’s time to commit to ditch BPA.

 

 

avatar of the starter
Healthy Child Healthy WorldPetition StarterHealthy Child Healthy World ignites the movement that empowers parents to protect children from harmful chemicals. With a growing body of evidence linking everyday environmental contaminants to asthma, learning disabilities, obesity, cancer and more, Healthy Child translates the science and inspires parents and caregivers to create healthy environments where families can flourish. Healthy Child Healthy World was founded by James and Nancy Chuda in 1991 after their daughter Colette died from Wilm's tumor — a rare form of non-hereditary cancer. Healthy Child is a national, non-profit 501(c) 3 organization headquartered in Los Angeles. Healthy Child is governed by an outstanding volunteer Board of Directors and distinguished group of advisors and is strengthened by community and corporate partners. Healthy Child is playing a leadership role in one of the most important public health and environmental movements of the 21st century.
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The Decision Makers

Juli Mandel Sloves
Juli Mandel Sloves
Media Relations Officer, Campbell Soup Company
Denise Morrison
Denise Morrison
President and CEO, Campbell Soup Company
John Faulkner
John Faulkner
Media Relations Officer, Campbell Soup Company

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Petition created on August 4, 2011