Bottle Maker to Stop Using Plastic Linked to Health Concerns

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Bottle Maker to Stop Using Plastic Linked to Health Concerns
Friday April 18, 5:38 pm ET
By IAN AUSTEN


OTTAWA — Nalgene, the brand that popularized water bottles made from hard, clear and nearly unbreakable polycarbonate, will stop using the plastic because of growing concern over one of its ingredients.

The decision by Nalgene Outdoor Products, a unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific, based in Rochester, came after reports that the Canadian government would declare the chemical bisphenol-a, or BPA, toxic. Some animal studies have linked the chemical to changes in the hormonal system.

Those reports also prompted many of Canada’s largest retailers, including Wal-Mart Canada, to remove food-related products made with plastics containing the compound chemical, like baby bottles, toddler sipping cups and food containers, from their stores this week.

“Based on all available scientific evidence, we continue to believe that Nalgene products containing BPA are safe for their intended use,” Steven Silverman, the general manager of the Nalgene unit, said in a statement. “However, our customers indicated they preferred BPA-free alternatives, and we acted in response to those concerns.”

more:http://biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080418/1194766429342.html?.v=11


Danger lurks in ordinary plastic bottles; Sippy cups, containers could be made with toxic material
Posted By JENNIFER PELLEGRINI
Posted 1 hour ago
You know that plastic bottle you take along with you on walks, bike rides or to the gym?

The one you fill with tap water because buying bottles of water is no longer eco-chic?

How about the cute little bottles and sippy cups with cartoon characters on them your babies and toddlers drink from? And the pacifier that soothes your infant?

If the only time you give them any thought is when they need a good run through the dishwasher - think again. Flip the bottle over and look at the code embossed on the bottom.

If it has a 7 on the bottom, it's not lucky.

That's the information code given products made with bisphenol A - the compound that hardens the plastic - by the plastics industry.

more:http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=992159

[NightWatcher]

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They work pretty well and wont affect you like BPA might