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Del Monte plots to mislead mothers & minorities about dangers of BPA

August 2009

We're fighting back. Call now to demand an end to unethical marketing tactics and to the use of BPA in Del Monte's products.

Read the BPA industry's internal memos for yourself!

Call this toll-free number to protest Del Monte: 1-800-543-3090

Sample script: "Hello, My name is ______________. I'm shocked and disappointed in your unethical approach to business when it comes to BPA - placing profits ahead of my family's health and resorting to fear tactics to mislead consumers about a clearly dangerous chemical. BPA needs to go - NOW. Thank you."

After you call...
1. Tell us about it. Send EWG an email describing the conversation.
2. Get your friends to call. Send them an e-card to your friends today.
3. Donate to EWG so we can keep these big corporations from profiting off your family's health.

In June, food and chemical lobbyists met in Washington, DC to save the toxic plastic chemical BPA - they're desperate to block state and federal efforts to regulate their $6 billion industry.

We were shocked when we read their internal meeting memos, which revealed a dangerous and unethical strategy to keep your family eating and drinking from BPA-laden containers - despite the mounting scientific evidence that exposure to even extremely low levels of BPA can impact health, particularly during early infancy. Get the full story on Enviroblog.

Ready to fight back? So are we.

Call this toll-free number to protest

Del Monte: 1-800-543-3090

Sample script:


"Hello, My name is ______________. I'm shocked and disappointed in your unethical approach to business when it comes to BPA - placing profits ahead of my family's health and resorting to fear tactics to mislead consumers about a clearly dangerous chemical. The BPA needs to go - NOW. Thank you."


After you call...

1. Tell us about it. Send EWG an email describing the conversation.
2. Get your friends to call. Send an e-card to ask your friends to call today.
3. Donate to EWG so we can keep these big corporations from profiting off your family's health.

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