By now you may be aware of the federal government's concern about certain plastic items that contain an ingredient called bisphenol A. This compound is contained in a large number of consumer products, including our 18 Litre water cooler bottle.

Unfortunately, there has been a lot of misinformation appearing in the media and blogsphere, so I wanted to take a minute and speak about our product and what it means for you.

I want to first say clearly to you that the safety of our products is our primary concern. In fact our business depends upon delivering clean and safe drinking water to you.

Health Canada, international health organizations, governments, and universities have been analyzing this for years and have determined the product is safe as currently used in our water cooler bottles.

In Ottawa, Friday, the Minister of Health confirmed that our water cooler bottles are safe. The minister said, "Canadians can continue to use hard plastic, reusable water bottles and plastic tableware if they so choose. There is no health risk."

Our company supports the findings of Health Canada and the Minister's comments above. According to Minister Clement, in making its findings Health Canada reviewed 150 sets of data. That data included reviewing the 18-Litre polycarbonate water cooler bottles that we use to deliver and distribute drinking water. 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.

It should be noted that bisphenol A is not an ingredient in the plastic used for typical single-serve, single-use bottles. These bottles have a number 1 on the bottom and are made from PET. PET does not contain bisphenol A.

Thank you for your time and for reading this letter. We appreciate your continued support and patronage. If I can answer any additional questions for you please don't hesitate to call.