“Tin cans are capable of surviving temperatures slightly higher than the boiling point of water,” says Dr. Bryan Quoc Le, a food scientist and the author of 150 Food Science Questions Answered.

"The tin can's move from the battlefield to the kitchen was a revolution," says Andrew F Smith, the author of Souper Tomatoes: The Story of America's Favourite Food.

Free Trade. New Tariffs on Tin Cans Get Biden Administration Approval There's no good reason for the government to block Americans' access to cheaper tin cans.

A Maryland-based tin can manufacturing company said it would be raising prices as a result of changes in the U.S. tariff policy made by the Trump administration.