MARION, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Seneca Foods
Corporation, a leading fruit and vegetable processing company,
today announced its continued commitment to food safety education
by partnering with The Valspar Corporation, adding their valPure®
logo to many of its canned vegetable labels.
valPure®, Valspar's brand of non-BPA* can lining
technologies, provides superior protection for food while
addressing consumers' desire to avoid materials of concern. The
valPure® lining has been evaluated using Safety by
Design, a process modeled on pharmaceutical development,
ensuring a safe and sustainable solution. As the first major canned
vegetable processor to switch to BPA non-intent linings,
Seneca has updated its labels to
provide greater transparency of the materials used in place of
BPA.
"Our consumers want labels that inform them of the composition
and safety of this alternative can lining," said Bruce Wolcott, Vice President of Marketing for
Seneca Foods. "Our top priority is to provide the highest-quality,
most nutritious foods that our consumers can trust."
With this development, Seneca
has now transitioned many of its canned vegetables under the
popular Libby's® brand to valPure® linings. More information
is available at www.senecafoods.com/valpure.
"With infinite recyclability and efficient manufacturing, metal
cans offer a safe and sustainable option for food packaging. We are
proud to partner with Seneca Foods on the launch of their Libby's®
label designating valPure® lining," said Sam Shoemaker, Senior Vice President Global
Packaging of Valspar.
*Valspar's valPure® can lining technologies are based on
polymeric components that are not derived from Bisphenol A. More
information on valPure® technologies can be viewed at
www.valpure.com.
About Seneca Foods Corporation
Seneca Foods is North America's
leading provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities
located throughout the United
States. Its high quality products are primarily sourced from
over 2,000 American farms. Seneca
holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service,
and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90
countries. Products are also sold under the highly regarded brands
of Libby's®, CherryMan®, Aunt Nellie's®, READ®, Seneca Farms® and
Seneca® labels, including Seneca
snack chips. Seneca's common stock
is traded on the Nasdaq Global Stock Market under the symbols
"SENEA" and "SENEB". SENEA is included the S&P Small Cap 600,
Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices.
About The Valspar Corporation
Valspar is a global leader in the coatings industry providing
customers with innovative, high-quality products and value-added
services. Our 11,000 employees worldwide deliver advanced coatings
solutions with best-in-class appearance, performance, protection
and sustainability to customers in more than 100 countries. Valspar
offers a broad range of superior coatings products for the consumer
market, and highly-engineered solutions for the construction,
industrial, packaging and transportation markets. Founded in 1806,
Valspar is headquartered in Minneapolis. Valspar's reported net sales in
fiscal 2015 were $4.4 billion and its
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: VAL). For
more information, visit www.valspar.com and follow @valspar on
Twitter.
Media Contacts
Bill Seymour
The Valspar Corporation
1101 S. 3rd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1211
612-656-1328
Jennifer McCoy
Ketchum Public Relations
1285 6th Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10019
646-935-4143
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