Bottled water industry blows its cap over Canadian Water Treatment article

An article in Canadian Water Treatment magazine about the industrial component Bisphenol A leaching out of plastic bottles and cans lined with BPA epoxy resins has been slammed by an industry association as "inflammatory" and "biased".

In a release from the magazine, it was reported that, in response to Chad Born's article "Eliminating Exposure to BPA," the Canadian Bottled Water Association's executive director Elizabeth Griswold referenced a May 29 statement from Minister of Health Tony Clement saying, "Consumers can continue to use polycarbonate water bottles and consume canned foods and beverages, as the level of exposure from these products is very low."

Born's article discusses the possibly "very serious" health effects linked to BPA, from tumors to the feminization of males. "We have concluded that it is better to be safe than sorry," stated Minister Clement in an April 18 press conference regarding the proposal for the federal government to regulate BPA." But the association claims the minister was sending mixed messages.

The magazine intends to give more coverage to the controversy in its October "Water Controversies" issue.

Canadian Water Treatment is published out of Winnipeg by WE Communications Inc., which also publishes ReNew Canada.