The quest to rid Canada of Bisphenol A continues!

The team at Environmental Defence is calling on daycare centres across Canada to stop using a harmful chemical called bisphenol A.

Recently, nearly 150 mothers and other concerned Canadians gathered at Queen's Park to raise awareness regarding the use of Bisphenol A in plastic products, in particular, baby bottles and children's drinking cups.  It is also found in the lining of some tin cans.

Studies show that bisphenol A is a suspected hormone disruptor. That means it could be risky for children, even in low doses.

The rally at Queen's Park succeeded in drawing further attention to the issue, as Premier Dalton McGuinty has agreed to table a new bill this spring in an effort to reduce and ban toxic substances such as bisphenol A.

BlogHers Act Canada and Environmental Defence urge you to help to get daycare centres on board!

It’s easy to take action. You can send a letter to your children’s daycare centre, asking the centre to stop using products with bisphenol A. Toxic Nation's web site has a sample letter you can download and send.

You can also provide a sample letter for your children’s daycare centre to encourage its suppliers to stop providing products with bisphenol A.

Finally, if your daycare centre agrees to stop using products with bisphenol A, send the centre a Bisphenol A Action Form to fill out and send back to Environmental Defence.

Please share your success stories with us here at BlogHers Act Canada.  Together, we can protect children’s health from dangerous chemicals!