"The Bottom Line: Manufacturers currently aren’t required to label BPA, so there’s no way of knowing if it’s present in the plastics or cans you use. For now, the best way to reduce your exposure is to use stainless steel, glass or plastics labeled “BPA-free".”
Plastic bottles contain a chemical called bisphenol-A, or BPA, for short. Heat is a catalyst that releases this chemical that finds itself into our foods. For the complete article of these BPA blues with above quote, go to http://astrology.yahoo.com/channel/health/are-plastics-harming-your-health-4-facts-to-help-you-decide-264296/.
So, if you keep a case of water bottles in your car, better take them out! Even better, get yourself a Brita filtering pitcher or some kind of filter for your faucet, and fill up some stainless steel water bottles. I just bought a SIGG steel water bottle from Whole Foods last week. You can check out more fund designs at:
http://www.mysigg.com/
http://www.sigg.com/index.php?id=5
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Meantime, for those of you who have infants, Whole Foods also has BPA-free plastic bottles. Here are some I found online as well:http://www.greentogrow.com/
http://www.gobabylife.com/products/weegobottle.html
http://www.handi-craft.com/index.shtm
If you Google BPA-free baby bottles, you can find a lot more, like at http://safemama.com/2007/11/22/bpa-free-bottle-and-sippy-cup-cheat-sheet/.
Note to self and to all of you - corn-derived plastics *melt* easily! Actress friend Kelly Hu (pictured in yours truly's Covenant Green "Made In USA" tee) bought us reusable corn-based plastic water bottles with filter top (good for 99 fill-ups), but mine wrinkled and shrunk up in the car like a man's jewels in a cold pool. Ha ha!
