This week Datapoint examines BPA which although being banned looks to be with us for some time to come, the proportion of companies that will no longer be in CSRD scope following European Commission proposal, Brazil’s National School Feeding Programme and the scale of the US frozen potato market.
45,000%. BPA is being banned left, right and centre but the chemical, and its not-so-safe first substitute BPS, will be with us for some time to come. German consumer group Otto-Test found the chemicals in worrying amounts in pizzas boxes made from recycled cardboard and in the pizzas – one of which would have given someone a daily dose that exceeds the EFSA one by around 45,000%. “That leaves you speechless,” the group said.
80%. The proportion of companies that will no longer be in scope of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) following a proposal from the European Commission to simplify rules aimed at standardising how companies report on their environmental and social impact. Business groups have previously voiced opposition over the cost and complexity of meeting the new requirements, however critics of the rowback believe it undermines climate action within the EU.
75%. Brazil’s National School Feeding Programme requires that at least 75% of school meal procurement funds be allocated to minimally processed foods while capping UPF content at 20%. In the UK, UPFs make up 61% of school meal energy content. UPFs were the subject of a recent Imperial College conference.
4. Just four firms now control at least 97% of the $68 billion US frozen potato market. Reading about this carbohydrate consolidation on The Lever brought to mind the congressional overturning of school lunch standards restricting the number of times french fries could be served, wrote Marion Nestle on Food Politics.
