Aluminum bottle manufacturer admits bottles leach BPA
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Posted By Kim - Mon, Jan 11 2010 at 7:16 PM ESTGaiam water bottles
I just bought a 2 pack of Gaiam water bottles... aluminum kind.... now I dont want to use them and Target wont let me return them. All bad. I dont know what to use anymore!!!!Enter your comments here
Posted By Jane Kurzeja - Tue, Dec 22 2009 at 12:18 PM ESTsafe water bottles
what about stainless steel
Posted By Dannelle - Sat, Oct 31 2009 at 3:56 PM ESTTry Tupperware
Tupperware has had BPA free children's items and more for over 60 years -- our water bottles are some of our #1 sellers, come in 2 different sizes AND have a secret compartment to hold things like keys when you are at the gym... You can see them yourself at www.buycooltw.com
Posted By shj - Tue, Oct 13 2009 at 4:20 PM ESTGaiam Class Action over BPA
Join class action against Gaiam over BPA http://chimicles.com/case/gaiam-water-bottles
Posted By shj - Tue, Oct 13 2009 at 4:18 PM ESTGaiam Class Action over BPA
Join class action against Gaiam over BPA http://chimicles.com/case/gaiam-water-bottles
Posted By justin - Sun, Oct 11 2009 at 9:24 AM ESTgrow your own
gourds are an excellent water carrier, and have been used for thousands of years by cultures all across the world. they don't shatter like glass and are biodegradable. better than recyclable!
you can get them online or grow them yourself.
Posted By MelissaH - Fri, Oct 09 2009 at 11:39 AM ESTThere's always a catch
I work for a drug rehab and I like to carry a reusable water bottle as well. Every time I find one that I like something weird like this happens. It seems there's always a catch somewhere along the way.
Posted By Gorax - Fri, Oct 09 2009 at 7:00 AM ESTGlass = win.
I normally use a large glass when I'm on campus or in the office. No BPAs there! (And it doesn't make my water taste like plastic or metal.)
Yeah, I realize that BPA is only leached at high temperatures, and that's a problem for me because I usually drink hot water in the winter.
Posted By Victorseo - Thu, Oct 08 2009 at 12:54 PM ESTOld Duffers were Tuff SOBs
I know, because I am one. We were exposed to all kinds of unregulated chemicals and contaminants and we survived - of course 1 in 3 of us is dealing with some kind of cancer and other diseases that did not exists before we polluted everything...and, of course, we have added to all that pollution pretty significantly in the last 50 years...so maybe a little extra caution and prevention will spare future generations from all the medical maladies we suffer from... you wouldn't put chlorine in your.... More
Posted By amyn - Thu, Oct 08 2009 at 11:06 AM ESTuse stainless steel
great article i know that when i head to work at narconon i will now be using stainless steel instead.
Posted By Mr. Dave - Thu, Oct 08 2009 at 5:07 AM ESTOops
Did I say 12 parts per million? I meant 12 parts per Trillion. If the rivers and streams are good enough for fish, they're good enough for me. Bear Grylls says you should drink your pee.
Posted By Mr. Dave - Thu, Oct 08 2009 at 5:00 AM ESTOnly Fresh for Me!!
I hate the way the BPA tastes, so nasty. Anything over 12 parts per million and I can't drink, no thank you. I'd rather drink from a creek or stream while I'm hiking than use one of these bottles.
Posted By Toivo Suomomaki - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 11:24 PM ESTAluminum water bottles?
But, doesn't aluminum cookware leach oxides that give you Alzheimers?
Posted By Anonymous - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 7:21 PM ESTGood water bottles.
The CamelBak Better Bottle, Klean Kanteen and the CamelBak Podium all have good reviews and are BPA free.
Posted By bob - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 7:06 PM ESTStainless
Clean Canteen for the win! I own 4 or 5 of them, don't trust anything but 100% stainless.
Posted By Mrs Green - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 7:05 PM ESTUseless and disatisfied
I can't make, grow, or produce anything or in any way provide for myself. I am totally reliant on others to make the products and food that I consume. I read somewhere that there are these molecule thingies in the stuff they make for me AND I DEMAND THAT THEY TAKE THEM OUT WHATEVER THEY ARE!!!!
Posted By Jenn Savedge - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 6:28 PM ESTthanks and more
Thanks so much for your comments everyone. To address the comment about hot liquids, it's important to remember that these bottles occasionally wind up in dishwashers or in hot cars where they reach pretty high temps. This can cause the lining to break down and leach BPA.
Posted By David - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 6:12 PM ESTI agree, glass is best!
Plus, you can boil water in it in the microwave for complete sterilization and disinfection (but careful, it'll be really hot when you take it out!). I just reuse my Voss water bottles and they've been lasting me more than a year!
Posted By a - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 6:12 PM ESTwhat if...
If i wash the bottle in hot water do i have to wait until it cools to fill it with drinking water?
Posted By Jim Jones - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 6:07 PM ESTStainless
I always went with stainless steel to avoid issues....
Jim http://www.TextMatch.me -- Love on the go.
Posted By Shaun - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 6:03 PM ESTDishwasher
Is it seriously so unreasonable to want to have the ability to clean your water bottle in the dishwasher once in a while? Why do these products have to be constructed in a way that makes this inadvisable?
Posted By Jonathan - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 5:50 PM ESTBPA
I hate to point out the obvious, but BPA is only leeched into your water at very hot temperatures, i.e. 176 degrees. While it's certainly a concern and you should be aware of what you're buying, anyone carrying around an extremely hot liquid like that in a stainless steel Sigg bottle is only asking for trouble. If you use it for cold water, even the most unsafe BPA plastic bottle from China will not leech.
Posted By Cindy - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 8:56 PM ESTHow 'bout this for obvious?
Yes, but many ppl [like me] leave their water bottles in places like the car and we all know it gets searing hot inside the car esp. during the summer. Bottom line, WE do not like BPA.
Posted By Sharon - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 5:50 PM ESTUse some common sense people!
If these bottles are used to store drinking water at room temperature, there is no BPA. If you're worried about BPA, cut out all canned goods, since they are by necessity processed at high temperatures to sterilize the contents. Just because it's possible to cause the linings to leach BPA under extreme conditions, doesn't mean that the bottle is unsafe, anymore than you should stop eating apples due to the minuscule amount of cyanide contained in the seeds, just because it's possible to get the.... More
Posted By Nich from San Diego - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 5:47 PM ESTOnly older sigg bottles leach, and minimally so
If you read the actual lab reports on the Sigg bottles, it's only their older-style lined aluminum bottles (pre-2008) that leach any amout of BPA... and it's less than 2ppb, not even enough to meet the minimum threshold for purposes of the tests they ran. you'll easily be exposed to 2ppb BPA from any number of other sources you can't avoid, so why be paranoid about the water bottle? Sure, aluminum is a big step forward from plastics. Take it. But if you're really concerned about exposure to.... More
Posted By Danika Carter - Thu, Oct 08 2009 at 12:47 AM ESTMinimal is still dangerous
We all know that it's the older Sigg bottles. We've been following the stories. The outrage is more from their manipulation in marketing their bottles, implying they were BPA-free, then lying for over a year once they "discovered" the BPA.
As for danger levels, new reports are saying that there are dangers from exposure far below what the Sigg levels are. And, as science advances tomorrow's science will likely show that the levels at which Sigg bottles...and therefore Gaiam, too, leach.... More
Posted By es - Fri, Oct 30 2009 at 3:40 PM ESTwhat
they were not lying because they were not saying that the bottles were BPA free they were saying that b ottles did not leach BPA...in my book two different things
Posted By John davis - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 5:38 PM ESTNo way
OMG those bottles are SO cool. I have one on my bike and one in meh car!
RT
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Posted By Avocadoinparadise - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 4:32 PM ESTGlass is good!
Use a glass bottle! There is a wide variety out there & you know that is safe. The oldest remedy is best. :)
Posted By beninabox - Sun, Nov 01 2009 at 3:37 PM ESTGlass is best but..
Glass is ideal but not for hiking or any activity where you could drop it.
Posted By Jeremiah McNichols - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 2:15 PM ESTFor more information
Thanks for helping spread the word about this! For more information your readers can check out our breaking story on the Gaiam admission here: http://www.zrecommends.com/detail/gaiam-admits-aluminum-bottles-leach-bp...
Posted By Matt - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 1:58 PM ESTJust sayin'
WTF!? I have been routinely heating my water bottle at 194 degrees for three days straight then drinking the water and I thought I was safe from BPA.
Posted By Mick - Thu, Oct 08 2009 at 7:24 AM ESTThat's not funny
My friend died from drinking water out of his bottle that he heated to 194 degrees for three days which he indeed thought to be BPA free.
Posted By Kirsten@Nexyoo - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 1:32 PM ESTUpsetting
It's really unfortunate that trusted companies would make claims that are false. What happened? Did their manufacturer lie to them? Did they just not do enough research?
Posted By I. Cirillo - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 12:46 PM ESTSo Disappointing!
I have used a Klean Canteen for years, and was not aware that Sigg bottles were lined with BPA-releasing resins. I only found this out recently, of course, right after buying my baby girl a cute one. I guess stainless steel is the only way to go at this time. I have been a fan of Gaiam, but this really questions thier credibility. If you are going to make claims, please do the research!
Posted By Danika Carter - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 12:27 PM ESTCalled Gaiam out on their linings via Twitter several weeks ago
I asked Gaiam via twitter when the whole Sigg thing started about their lining...who made it, what it was made of, if it was BPA-free. When they told me that their bottles were lined with epoxy resin I told them that's exactly what Sigg used, and have been proven to have BPA. I also remember Sigg saying that even when their bottles leach, the leach less than any other bottle, so I knew Gaiam must leach...and leach more. Gaiam claimed not to know that and the Gaiam tweeter spouted stuff about.... More
Posted By John Muir - Fri, Oct 09 2009 at 1:09 PM ESTGaiam PVC Yoga Mats
Gaiam the world’s leading supplier of yoga inspired products, also continues to manufacture “PVC” yoga mats representing MILLIONS of “PVC” mat sales over the last decade including PVC yoga mats to kids (YogaKids Mats) …… Fashionably green? No, much worse……. ethically compromised and corrupt. Gaiam consciously strategically unapologetically sells PVC yoga mats because of the substantial profits it derives from the aggregate sales of mats. Consumers should be very suspicious of.... More
Posted By Jeremiah - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 6:09 PM ESTOrigins of this story
Gaiam added the information to their site after we reported that they were likely to contain BPA (in the post linked to in Jenn's post above).
We have been working on this story for over a month, insisting that they admit that their bottles contain BPA and being told they had nothing to say yet. We discovered the new product information on their site last night and posted about it this morning, prompting Jenn's article today.
It certainly did appear to be written on the wall.... More
Posted By Jennifer Taggart, TheSmartMama - Wed, Oct 07 2009 at 12:11 PM ESTUse stainless steel
I've always said that aluminum MUST BE lined, and prior to 2008, that lining was virtually always BPA containing epoxy resin, except for Eden Foods non-tomato products. Gotta use stainless for re-usable.
Stainless Hot Tip
Pisgah Works, Asheville, NC offers a double-walled, vacuum sealed, stainless steel bottle. Keeps hot or cold for hours. I'm a student on the go and was really impressed how well it works. I now have 2. They have a facebook special you can contact about thru fb. They fit in bottle cage on bike and so far, all cupholders in autos I've tried.