Bisphenol A in food containers: almost €20 million in fines

Summary:

The Autoritu00c3 de la concurrence has fined three professional canning associations (FIAC, ADEPALE, and ANIA) and the can manufacturers' trade union SNFBM for implementing a collective strategy to prevent manufacturers from competing on the presence or absence of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food containers. The cartel was organized during the transitional phase (2010-2015) and involved 11 companies, resulting in a cumulative fine of u00e2u201au00ac19,553,400. The Autoritu00c3 considered the practices to be very serious, as they prevented consumers from choosing BPA-free products, despite their availability. The fines were adjusted to account for the diversity of the entities implicated and the specific legal and regulatory framework in which the practices took place.