Closed Consultation

Bisphenol A (CAS 80-05-7) Proposed Regulations Consultation

When: November 27, 2009
Where: Toronto, ON

Environment Canada (EC) asked the RCEN to select five (5) Environmental NGO delegates to take part in a one-day consultation to discuss the proposed regulatory provisions to limit the concentration of Bisphenol A (BPA) released from industrial final effluent.

The selected ENGO delegates were:

• Josh Brandon, Resource Conservation Manitoba, MB
• Sheila Cole, EHANS, NS
• Fe de Leon, Canadian Environmental Law Association, ON
• Sandra Madray, Chemical Sensitivities Manitoba, MB
• Mary Richardson, Crooked Creek Conservancy Society of Athabasca, AB
• Alternate: Gabrielle Kretzschmar, New Brunswick Partners in Agriculture, NB

Read the ENGO Consolidated Report from the consulation

Read the BPA Report from delegates Sandra Madray and Mary Richardson

The consultation will took place in Toronto on November 27th, with the following representation:

• NGOs with experience in assessing and managing environment toxic substances (i.e. Bisphenol A) in industrial effluent. 
• Industry or associations that manufacture, transform, reformulate, import or use Bisphenol A. Possible implicated sectors include: adhesive and sealant; chemical manufacturing and distribution; polymer manufacturing; paints and coatings; packaging; resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing; concrete product manufacturing; plastics and plasticizer manufacturing and distribution; rubber manufacturing; automotive, aircraft and transportation sector; metals, metallurgical, metal plating sector; mining and mineral products; petroleum, oil well treatment and drilling, pulp and paper, textiles and other commercial manufacturing.
• Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments with regulatory power to control chemical substances in the environment.

Delegates participated in an open-forum discussion related to BPA use and regulation in Canada (see questions here). Information from this discussion will be considered in drafting regulations. 

Please note: a public comment period 30 following the consultation is open for anyone to provide their comments on the proposed regulations.

Background Information
The Draft and Final Screening Assessments as well as the Proposed Risk Management Approaches for BPA are available on the Government of Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan website.

Environmental Defence analyses of the above documents are available on the RCEN CMP Capacity Building Project website.

A copy of the Consultation Document (including an explanation of proposed regulations) will be available 15 days before the consultation on the following website: http://www.chemicalsubstanceschimiques.gc.ca/challenge-defi/bisphenol-a_e.html.

For more information, please contact Philana Dollin, National Caucus Coordinator, at (613)728-9810 ext. 223.