BPA-free cans could be marketing tool for wet pet food

Promoting wet dog and cat food cans as BPA-free could be an opportunity for brands to address consumer concerns over the potential health risk.

The human foods industry abruptly shifted away from using the controversial chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) to line metal cans following 2010, because of consumer pressure and the availability of alternatives, according to Packaged Facts analysts in the report “Pet Product Packaging Innovation.” However, the pet food industry has been slow to…

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