SIGG bottles not BPA free?
Oh, SIGG. With all of your oh-so-stylish designs and promises of BPA-free living. SIGG CEO Steve Wasik recently released a statement alerting consumers that SIGG bottles purchased prior to August 2008 are lined with BPA-containing epoxy. According to Wasik, these bottles have been thoroughly tested and have showed 0% leaching of BPA. Here’s an excerpt […]
Oh, SIGG. With all of your oh-so-stylish designs and promises of BPA-free living.
SIGG CEO Steve Wasik recently released a statement alerting consumers that SIGG bottles purchased prior to August 2008 are lined with BPA-containing epoxy. According to Wasik, these bottles have been thoroughly tested and have showed 0% leaching of BPA.
Here’s an excerpt from his letter:
The primary reason that I am writing this letter today is because I believe that the BPA conversation has changed dramatically in the last 12 months. Last year, the primary concern was that of BPA leaching from bottles. Since that time the dialogue has evolved such that now some people are concerned about the mere presence of BPA and some states are considering legislation.
I am proud to say that SIGG took action quickly back in 2006 to begin the development of a high performance bottle liner that is BPA free. In addition, we have developed this special section on our website that we will be updating regularly where you can find independent laboratory testing on SIGG and other bottle brands as well as an update on the BPA situation as it continues to develop. We want our current and potential customers to have the facts.
For more on this, check out Z Recommends’ feature on it. They’ve got a great breakdown of the whole story, including an analysis of the whole BPA conversation (and SIGG’s allegedly slippery handling of the situation over the last couple years).
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Valerie Catrow
Valerie Catrow is editor of RVAFamily, mother to a mop-topped first grader, and always really excited to go to bed.
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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/bpa-industry-fights-back.php
Locally, VCU/MCV and the Albemarle Corporation have done a lot of BPA research. If BPA industry is “fighting back” like tobacco industry, and VCU has been ‘slippery’ with tobacco research, can we help but wonder if VCU has been ‘slippery’ with BPA as well?
I can’t believe people care about BPA’s. They are present in the plastic waterlines that bring us water through the tap and they’re present in plastics if you drink bottled water. This is just a gimmick to sell water bottles to rich white people. Live your lives people.
http://momguru.com/content/why-every-breastfeeding-mom-needs-thinksport-bottle-0
How disappointing, Sigg. For those of us who are environmentally conscious and are concerned about BPA (and don’t drink bottled water for those reasons), it’s troubling to discover that some of our “safe” options could be harming our health or, more importantly, the health of our children. I’ll stick with my thinksport bottle–I know it won’t harm me and I’ll buy another brand for my son when he’s older.