Are there plastic water bottles to avoid?
As summer approaches, we will be reaching for water bottles to quench our thirst. Are there water bottles to avoid? Yes, as some contain BPA which we really don’t need. Most of us have heard some manufacturers put a chemical in plastic bottles that we should avoid. What is the chemical and why should we avoid it? The chemical is bisphenol A or BPA for short. Manufacturers use BPA to hard plastics, and they put this chemical in: Baby bottles, sippy cup s – most US manufacturers no longer put BPA in baby bottles an sippy cups Plastic bottles like water bottles Cans – lining of cans Why isn't BPA banned? The Food and Drug Administration was asked to ban BPA but they cited insufficient evidence. One has to wonder was it insufficient evidence or a strong food lobby that prevented the ban. But our friends to the North, Canada has banned BPA use in baby bottles so they have recognized the “insufficient...