Polycarbonate bottles raise questions

Cybergal · Dec 26, 2007

Polycarbonate bottles raise questions
12/26/07

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Catching his breath at a fitness club, Matt McHugh took a gulp of water from his trusty, hard-plastic Nalgene bottle and pondered the idea of switching to an alternative made of glass, stainless steel or another kind of plastic.
Worries about a hormone-mimicking chemical used in the trendy sports accessory led a major Canadian retailer to remove Nalgene and other polycarbonate plastic containers from store shelves in early December.
"It's definitely a concern but I'd like to learn more before I make any decisions about my water bottles," McHugh, 26, a business manager for a reggae band, said with an easy laugh. "For now, I'll probably keep using my Nalgene until it breaks. It's indestructible, I've heard!"

Vancouver-based Mountain Equipment Co-op is waiting for Canadian health regulators to finish a preliminary review in May before it reconsiders restocking its 11 stores with the reusable, transparent bottles made with bisphenol A, or BPA, a compound created by a Russian chemist in 1891.
There is little dispute that the chemical can disrupt the hormonal system, but scientists differ markedly on whether very low doses found in food and beverage containers can be harmful. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sides with the plastics industry that BPA-based products do not pose a health risk.
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hondadrv24 · Jan 21, 2008

My wife is switching us away from all plastic containers in the kitchen, no more water bottles, no more tupperware, we bought glass containers for food storage and she is getting me an aluminum "SIGG" water bottle to take with me in the truck. Can't wait till I get it as I can't stand having to throw away or bring back home all the bottles I drink to recycle.

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