Comments on: Pass on the Plastic

By: Ysabel

Ysabel — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:10:04 +0000

Hi Alice,
Try to google search Weck Glass for canning..I learned that the rubber rings(lid) of Weck glass jars are made of natural rubber and BPA-free. Good luck.

By: Alice Santoro

Alice Santoro — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:51:40 +0000

This is keeping me up at night. B/c we have a little one with severe food allergies and our own desire to not feed our children artificial colors, preservatives or corn syrup… I took up canning over the weekend. But as the pressure canner was hissing, I was reading the Ball website and discovered that the lids that are used in canning are lined with BPA!!! We can’t win! I tried to google bpa free canning lids and came up dry.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:19:06 +0000

Nalgene bottles do contain BPA but they now make a new one called “Everyday” that is just like the old hard plastic ones but they’re BPA free.

http://www.nalgenechoice.com/everyday.html

I’ve tossed all my “non-breakable” Nalgene bottles and others like it that I got from Bed,Bath,and Beyond and have switched over to the soft rubber one Nalgene makes or my BPA free one.

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:29:07 +0000

Thanks. I’ve been thinking this. I sent it to my daughter and granddaughter. Good information.

By: Anatasia

Anatasia — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:44:20 +0000

Another chemical scare. I remember exactly what DDT smells like because the town I live in used to spray the trees at night in the summer time when all our windows were open.

By: Debra

Debra — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:17:47 +0000

Glad you blogged this. I wasn’t aware of this latest study — I hope it convinces people in power to start paying attention. And I’m glad I bought Big Guy a Thermos water bottle for school this year!

There was a bill proposed before the California Legislature this session that would have regulated BPA more heavily, but it was rejected by a tiny margin. I started a blog on that months ago but never finished — I think you’ve inspired me to dive back in!

By: Megin

Megin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:31:17 +0000

LL Bean and Whole Foods and REI carry some great Camelback reusable water bottles that are BPA free- they are very reasonably priced. We just invested for the 5 of us and we all love them and are drinking much more water now, another great benefit.

IKEA also sells BPA free plastic dishes and utensils for practically nothing.

*stumbled*

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:59:34 +0000

since they say it acts like a synthetic estrogen, i now have an excuse as to why im soo moody, lol

seriously though, they put this stuff in our baby bottles and they new the effects!!!

greedy corporations trade our lives for pennies on the dollar every day!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:45:04 +0000

Man, the more I read about this stuff, the more I want to eliminate it from my house & life altogether! Thanks to Mrs. Fussypants for sharing this w/ us via FB, it was a good read!

Cheers, @Jasperblu ~

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:00:31 +0000

Thanks so much for the information! I think everyone really needs to know this. There has been so much talk about the dangers of plastics lately, but it’s nice to have a summary of the important information.

By: Green SAHM

Green SAHM — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:51:05 +0000

Nalgene announced just recently that they're no longer going to use BPA. Smart move on their part, I'd say. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/nalgene-dumps-bpa.php

By: JackieWks

JackieWks — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:19:34 +0000

Can’t catch a break. Have half a mouthful of amalgam fillings & half with composite & one gold filling.

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:31:03 +0000

This is weird...I was searching for a fitness widget for my blog (inspired by one of the articles here) and I completely randomly came across this article: http://www.fitsugar.com/1556140 Basically, it says that Nalgene water bottles have BPA. Serendipity!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:42:53 +0000

Kim, like Christine had mentioned, just because it has a number 7 doesn’t necessarily mean that it has BPA…..but it is a pretty good indicator.

I don’t think that Nalgene bottles have BPA, although don’t quote me on this. From what I understand, they are made with polypropylene plastic, not polyethylene which contains BPA.
If someone has heard otherwise, please feel free to step in

I’ve switched my husband and I to stainless steel bottles, and my son gets BPA free plastic cups as well as stainless steel. I make sure not to let the liquid sit in the cup for very long, and I definitely don’t heat it.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:25:37 +0000

April, the recycling #7 doesn’t mean for sure that the plastic contains BPA, #7 is often associated with it.

Honestly, if it were me, I’d return it and go for a stainless steel option. My article tomorrow will have some links to healthier alternatives to plastic.

Thanks!

By: lindsey

lindsey — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:44:33 +0000

People should also stay away from #3 and #6 plastics.

Also, the number will be inside the recycling symbol.

By: Mrs. Fussypants

Mrs. Fussypants — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:39:24 +0000

Yes, yes, yes! I’ve been warning everyone with little kids to stay away from plastics!

Great post!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:27:40 +0000

Last night I bought a water bottle that was on display and marked as Eco Friendly. It is a Nalgene bottle and had Crystal Light packets inside and coupons for the beverage mix and brita water system. After reading your article I went and checked out the bottle. It has a 7 on it?? So this is an unsafe water bottle? I was going to get one for each child but now I am not sure. Should I return this?

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:53:17 +0000

great info!!

I personally have bought some very nice glass refrigerator dishes (basically glass tupperware) from Kmart in the Martha Stewart line. You can get them with either green plastic lids or glass lids. Personally I think they are a heck of a lot nicer looking than plastic tupperware, and they will also not absorb odors or colors of the food inside of them. Plastic tupperware gets very gross very fast if you’ve ever made the mistake of putting anything tomato based in them.