Canada will host a World Health Organization meeting of scientific experts in October 2010 to discuss BPA (bisphenol A) - the hormone-disrupting chemical. Canada became the first country to add BPA to its toxic substance list in 2008 and subsequently banned its use in baby bottles.

The meeting will also discuss the use of BPA in food packaging. BPA is used to make a hard, clear plastic (polycarbonate), which is used in many consumer products. Bisphenol A is also found in epoxy resins, which act as a protective lining on the inside of metal-based food and beverage cans.

We are pleased to hear that two of our favourite children's gift items - the Boon Scrubble Bath Toy and the Boon Splat Bath Toy - are now officially in the Christmas Gift Hot List of Bambino Goodies, the online shopping guide for desirable parenting and baby products.

Please see the following press release from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in the USA - confirming the detection of BPA in cord blood for the first time www.ewg.org/minoritycordblood/pressrelease. This proves that foetuses are exposed to BPA in the womb which is of course of great concern.