BPA and Polycarbonate Water Bottles As a responsible distributor of polycarbonate consumer products, we have monitored scientific research concerning the safety of our products including Bisphenol-A (BPA) for many years. We understand your concern regarding BPA in polycarbonate bottles that has been written about in recent articles and in the news media. We are committed to the well being of everyone that uses our products. Therefore, we have compiled the following information to better inform our consumers on all of our products. We hope you find it useful and reassuring. We have provided several thoroughly researched studies, as well as other international governmental health agencies’ finding on this issue. Our purpose is to supply thoroughly researched background material, so that you will come away with a real and balanced understanding of the issue, and will be able to make your own decisions based on that understanding. We think you will gain the best overview of the subject in the shortest time, and you will probably find most of your basic questions answered in this way. Based on the findings of the Food and Drug Administration, The Environmental Protection Agency, and other reliable sources from around the world, we continue to firmly believe in the safety of our products. Most up to date information regarding BPA: •US FDA Most Recent Information on BPA •European Food Safety Authority on BPA •STATS – a Non-Profit, Non-Partisan Organization on BPA •Health Canada Responds to Concerns on BPA Additional research provided by educational institutions and other health organizations on BPA: •Harvard Center for Risk Analysis – Risk in Perspective •The American Council on Science and Health – Low Dose •Research Study by Swiss & Norwegian Food Safety - Release of bisphenol A from polycarbonate baby bottles •American Plastic Council – Recent Regulatory Actions 2008 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) & US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has conducted their own investigations and determined that polycarbonate is safe for consumer use. However, we decided to provide additional sources from government and regulatory agencies worldwide that have reviewed polycarbonate plastic and has determined that it poses no known health risk to humans. The sources are provided for customers wishing to perform additional research. •The European Commission Scientific Committee on Food •Norway's Food Safety Authority •The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment •Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Polycarbonate plastic has been safely used for the last fifty years. BPA is needed in order to produce the plastic, as well as many necessities we depend on in our lives but often go unnoticed. Other common items that contain BPA besides polycarbonate water bottles. •Can food •Beverage cans •Restaurant food and drink containers •Dental sealants •Vital medical and surgical equipments (i.e. kidney dialyzers, blood oxygenators, drug infusion units) Compare with other plastic drink containers that are currently being used (i.e. PET plastic bottled water/soda containers which consumers use daily and throw away after use), polycarbonate plastic is actually considered by many in the industry to be one of the safest plastic for consumer use and re-use. Not only that, many consumers prefers polycarbonate because of its unrivaled ability to offer extraordinary strength, crystal clear clarity and resistance to stains and odors. And polycarbonate has been widely used by many companies throughout the food and beverage industry, as well as other consumer products. Our Thoughts: We believe the information and research presented by governmental and regulatory agencies worldwide should provide a more fair and balance understanding of the BPA issue at hand than currently available for most consumers. Based on the scientific evidence available to date from institutions around the world, we are confident that the bottles are safe for their intended use and believe that polycarbonate plastic bottles are still considered to be one of the safest products for consumer use. Copyright 2008