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When people ask me, “is my bottled water container safe?” as they point at their little Aquafina plastic bottle I tell them that it is made of PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic and does not leach bisphenol A. My response elicits a sigh of relief from the person inquiring and they walk away pouring more water down their throats. While I feel good to assuage fear of bisphenol A exposure and raise awareness about the kind of plastic that can leach a hormone disruptor, I can’t help but notice that something else is going missing.

In the middle of January, a Toronto-area retailer received a memo. The memo, sent and posted in stores carrying baby bottles, stated according to Health Canada that polycarbonate and bisphenol A do not pose a risk to Canadian children.

Here is a letter to the editor written by Dr. Frederick vom Saal in response to an article in the Montreal Gazette. Dr. vom Saal’s response is important in the debate against the arguments of industry and pro-industry advocates.

It had to be expected.