Washington Injury Law Blog

I’m a fan of the show “The Biggest Loser.” The show recently promoted the use of Nalgene type water bottles as a way to stop filling the landfills with discarded plastic water bottles. This sounds like a great . . . BUT . . . Nalgene just announced that it will be pulling its hard plastic water bottles – that are made with controversial carbonate plastic Bisphenol A (BPA) – from store shelves.

When heated it has been reported that the toxic chemical Bisphenol A can leak out into the liquid to be drank. Baby bottles are commonly made with Bisphenol A plastic and there is a possible link to toxins getting into the baby’s milk. There is a possible link between the chemical Bisphenal A and neurological and behavioral problems in infants and babies, along with certain cancers, diabetes and obesity.

More than 6 million pounds of Bisphenol A is used each year in U.S. products. It can be found in baby bottles, dental sealers, liners of food cans, CDs and DVDs, eyeglasses and hundreds of household goods.

Nalgene plans to replace its bottles with Bisphenol A free plastic bottles. Perhaps the makers of baby bottles should do the same if they haven’t already!

Sources: msnbc; ABC Wolrd News