Ideal Bite

Sigg...NOT made in China. And safe as safe can get. Kleen Kanteen made in China and with all the hullabaloo going around about their low safety standards, we got Sigg. We also use Nalgene, did our research and believe that the amount of bpa leached in nominal.

Klean Kanteen is the way to go! My family (all 4 of us) use these stainless steel bottles every day- at the gym, on the road and at home. We fill it up with water purified with brita filter at home. These bottles are available at www.healthegoods.com for under $14.00.

So, I use plastic water bottles every day - multiple times a day in fact, so now I'm interested in switching from that habit, but how do you suggest I get water? My tap water is terrible, so should I filter it? Or if I buy plastic gallons of water, am I still at risk of consuming the toxins? Will the change in buying in gallons make a difference in my waste?

Go Kleen Kanteen!!!!

This whole debate about the safety of plastic bottles per se doesn't distinguish between TYPES of plastic bottles or between single use bottles and other size bottles. I spent some time yesterday reviewing the plastic bottles routinely used (and reused) in our house and found only PETE #1 plastic used to hold edible liquids, water and other liquids such as juice. This is not the type of plastic bottle warned of and a more specific, less over-arching "BITE" would have been more useful. I have been using Ocean Spray bottles for our emergency water supply, given the large volume we are supposed to store here in earthquake and fire country. Glass wouldn't last through an earthquake, and the other options are way too expensive for large quantities. As far as I have been able to tell, the primary safety issue relates to the cleanliness of these bottles before reuse.

If you go to your local health food store, you will probably find water bottles made out of corn plastic. Much safer. And, you can reuse them! Double score! No one is mentioning the damage that is done to our natural resources by drinking any form of pre-bottled water. Bottling companies have the potential to drain aquifers, a large percentage of H2O bottles are not recycled and end up in landfills, the fuel spent shipping these bottles, etc... Check out link below. It's not just the potential leaching that's causing issues. And how come there are no public drinking fountains anymore? At least not in the midwest. We used to have them every so often throughout town. At beaches and the likes. When there were public fountains with good, clean, regulated city water, we didn't have to worry about bringing our own! Check out site below for info. on some of the damages of bottling water. http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=11068&channel=0

In today's (9/6/07) tip, we were advised to "leach toxins" when going from refrigerator to microwave and back. How does one "leach toxins"?

Scary article about the environmental impact of bottled water: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/117/features-message-in-a-bottle.htm... Nothing new, just well-researched and a better reason to drink tap water!

Just a quick note regarding the http://www.bisphenol-a.org website: although it appears from the address that this is a website seeking to "educate" the public regarding the allegedly unfounded fears surrounding BPA, a quick examination reveals that such website has been crafted by none other than "the American Chemistry Council® ("ACC"), which represents the leading companies engaged in the business of chemistry, including significant business groups such as the Plastics Division and the Chlorine Chemistry Division." (click on "terms and conditions of use")It's always good to hear both sides of the issue; however, the source behind the opposing information will certainly influence advice/recommendations. Take, for example, the fact that the website authors actually interpret studies, rather than just report the findings. The organization then reports its conclusion based on its own interpretation. In my opinion, the website is highly suspect. Next, the John Hopkins letter only involves an effort to dispell a suspected John Hopkins email hoax regarding the freezing of water bottles. It does not actually discuss the heating of plastic bottles (the time when BPA is actually released). Another red herring. Certainly, you won't die tomorrow from using plastic nalgene bottles, but why increase the toxic load on your body? Even the American Chemistry Council (at http://www.bisphenol-a.org/) admits that BPA actually leaches from plastic bottles, but they claim that the low levels are not actually harmful... I also remember a time when it was claimed that DDT was completely safe. Who made that claim? The manufacturers.

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