A Very Thorough Response

Oh no! My favourite tofu cutlets (by Taifun, available from Portobello Wholefoods) are vacuum packed in soft plastic.

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mailto:info@taifun-tofu.de

Hello,

I have been trying to eat a diet to help me to defeat cancer. I have been enjoying your tofu cutlets but I now fear that they may be packaged in plastics that can leach Bisphenol A into the food.

Please advise me which of your products are packaged in safe, non-toxic packaging.

With kind regards,

Canna Lily

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Dear Canna Lily,

Thank you very much for your request and your interest into our products.

All our products are packaged in safe and nontoxic foils or containers. Our plastic foils are made by Polyethylen (PE) and Polyamid (PA) in combination. The PE and PA are used in thin layers to produce the complete plastic foil. The used PE foil is solely in contact with our tofu products. The plastic container consists of PE - HD (HD = high density). Both plastics do not need any softening agent or any other additives. Therefore they do not contain any phthalates that are used as diluent in polyvinylchloride (PVC) and that are classified as harmful to health as well as bisphenole A.

We hope this information will bring back your trust into our products and please do not hesitate contacting us again especially if you have any further questions.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

i. A. Ute Lehmann

Teambereichsleiterin Qualität & Entwicklung

Team Division Leader Quality & Development

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Dear  Canna Lily,

thanks for your request and your interest in our tofu dishes.

Our packaging films consist of two thin single layers which are polyethylene (PE) and polyamide (PA). Both plastics do not need any softening agent or any other additives. Therefore the films do not contain any phthalates that are used as diluent in polyvinylchloride (PVC) and that are classified as harmful to health as well as bisphenole A. PA is aroma-proof and its abrasion resistance is high. However the permeability of steam increases in the moist state. As a result food might desiccate faster. Consequently this film is combined with PE which has a low permeability of steam and oxygen. By combining the two synthetics our products are optimally protected. Moreover both PA and PE are considered to be non-critical in terms of health aspects.

With an average tare weight of 5 g per 200 g weight of product both the manufacturing and the transport can be classified as ecologically more worthwhile as compared with other packaging materials, for example one-way glasses. With an appropriate disposal plastics combust without any residue and the released energy can be used again. With this film, we decided to apply the most ecologically and most economically option. If someday a more environmentally friendly alternative fulfilling our quality requirements was available we would like to adopt it.

For further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

i.A. Evangelia Bolanz

Teammitarbeiterin Auftragsabwicklung


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So I think the tofu is ok to eat then? Phew.