The tests conducted with the IAA since 2010 allow us to:
Switch to BPA-NI for certain products in 2013
with a 1 year reduced shelf life, as a first step, (our «precautionary principle»).
Accept minor defects (slight lacquer coloration)
with some extrapolation (accelerated pack tests at 40°C can come close to lacquers’ behaviours but cannot provide a 100% assurance).
For some aggressive products, testing will be extended to 2014