Does Bisphenol A pose a Health risk to human health?
CBWA supports the findings of Health Canada that polycarbonate water bottles are safe for use. As part of their evaluation, Health Canada reviewed 150 sets of data, which included the 18 litre polycarbonate water cooler bottles that some CBWA members use to deliver drinking water. Minister of Health, Tony Clement stated Canadian can continue to use hard plastic, reusable water bottles; there is no health risk. As they have for years, Health Canada has again determined that polycarbonate water bottles used with water coolers are safe for use. Health Canada should be commended for basing its decision on all evidence available, including by third party researchers using widely accepted scientific methods. Health organizations, governments, and universities have been analyzing BPA for years and have found it is safe as currently used. Independent studies done by officials in the European Union, Japan and Germany, at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and Harvard University have found t
