Bottled Water:
A real option or a curse?
PROS: * Convenient to use * Easy to store CONS: * Unknown quantity. No regulation. * Cost: 5-10 times more per gallon * Empty plastic bottles or gallon jugs to landfill; * Leaching of plastic into water...(shelf-life?) E.G.: Perrier had benzene in it; other: cleaning solvents from machinery.
Is Your Bottled Water Safe! This Is A Stunning Report On Your Favorite Bottled Water.
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And Speaking About the Bottles Themselves...........
It seems like BPA is in quite a few products that come into contact with the food we eat.Beth Daly, Staff Writer for the Boston Globe has put together Answers to questions about BPA found in some bottled water containers. Click Here for some very interesting information:
BPA QUESTIONS ANSWERED
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No BPA for Baby Bottles !!
It was reported earlier this month in the Washington Post that The Attorney General for Connecticut was successful in his request to 6 major chemical companies to stop selling bottles in the USA that contain BPA.This news is good - but more should be done as substitute materials are available. We are adults longer than we are children hence our exposure will be lengthy. Instead of baby bottles, we will be ingesting this chemical from other sources. Do you have a comment on BPA or bottled water in general? Drop us a note using the form below. We are interested in knowing your views.
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