Cereplast confirms that all its resins are made without the use of BPA

Cereplast, Inc.Nov 5 2009

Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP), a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, confirmed today that all its resins are made without the use of Bisphenol A, commonly referred to as BPA. All products made with both Cereplast resin families, including the Compostables® and the Hybrids® are BPA free.

“Consumers are understandably expressing anxiety over news report that BPA has been found in certain food product packaging, including plastic containers and cans utilizing plastic inner linings,” stated Frederic Scheer, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Cereplast. “We think that it is important to remind our vendors and distributors, as well as consumers, that all Cereplast resins are BPA free. Therefore, all products made from our resins, many of which are currently distributed by large retailers, are BPA free.”

“We have designed our resins with the environment and the safety of consumers in mind and therefore our products are not part of the current controversy over BPA,” continued Mr. Scheer. “We feel it is important to reassure consumers that using products made of Cereplast resins is safe, posing no harm to human health or the environment. It is especially important that products such as food service utensils, toys and infant furniture, including bathing tubs, are free of BPA.”

The daily upper limit of safe exposure to BPA is 50 mg per kilogram of body weight, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. This acceptable limit is based on experiments conducted in the 1980s. However, consumer groups and researchers point out that exposure to lower doses has since been linked to a variety of health problems, including reproductive abnormalities, increased risk of breast and prostate cancers, diabetes and heart disease.

Mr. Scheer added, “At this stage, not knowing if there is a safe level of exposure to any toxin found to cause disease in humans or animals, our goal is to be zero-tolerance of any compounds proven to cause harm; and, Cereplast products provide that assurance to manufacturers and consumers.”