Comments on: Chemical In Plastic Bottles May Be Toxic

Bisphenol A, Used In Many Shatter-Proof Containers, Liked To Hormone Issues, Tumors

[lochlan-2009]

"The FDA said in November there is "no reason at this time to ban or otherwise restrict its use." The agency on Tuesday did not immediately have any comment about the new report."

"However, three of Canada''s major retailers said Tuesday they were pulling bottles that contain the controversial chemical, in anticipation of Health Canada labeling it a dangerous substance."

The difference between Canada and the U.S. is quite apparent by the actions each goverment. Canada seems to cares about the effect on its people health, while the U.S. seems to care about the effect on its corporations profits.

[erasmus6]

"Also, the fact that certain items will leach into plastic so why not out of it?" Posted by kennergirl

They aren''t talking about anything leaching INTO plastic, they are talking about the chemicals in plastic leaching into food and drink.

"Just curious... does anyone here know HOW much of this chemical can leach into the system? That seems to be the main point. If it is only trace amounts, then no harm is done..." Posted by s1ckd09

Let''s put it this way, there are people that drink MANY bottles of water, everyday. There are people that are reusing water bottles and that is even worse because the plastic breaks down over time. Not only that but everything else is in plastic as well. People are using plastic in the microwave which pushes the plastic molecules into the food.

When everything is in plastic these days, all those trace amounts add up, don''t you think?

[cmp271]

Maybe this explains why so many of our children are developing at an earlier age. We hear of 8 year old girls and younger showing signs of early development. I am sure boys are too, it just isn''t as obvious.

I don''t use alot of plastic, as I rarely drink water in a bottle-just at work-and or soda. Maybe glass soda bottles will come back too.

[s1ckd09]

Just curious... does anyone here know HOW much of this chemical can leach into the system? That seems to be the main point. If it is only trace amounts, then no harm is done, as this study and all other studies prove. Just because a certain amount is harmful doesn''t mean ANY amount is harmful. But since this article and every other article I can find never mentions the amount of bisephenol A that can be ingested under normal circumstances, saying "low dose" is meaningless unless given what a "normal does" is. Use your brains people.

[kennergirl]

I don''t know about the chemical leaching into food and drinks placed in plastic, but I do know that things taste different when in plastic instead of glass. Also, the fact that certain items will leach into plastic so why not out of it?

[bookwerm314]

FYI, drinking Soda out of the PLASTIC bottle is the SAFE way.. relative to drinking it out of the can! The lining in the can (you can''t see it!) is the nasty stuff... the plastic in regular pop bottles does NOT contain this. Pay attention.. devil is in the details.

[erasmus6]

"Won''''t be drinking soda from plastic any more." Posted by labombaOH

What are you going to drink it from then? ALUMINUM cans? I don''t know but I think that is probably just as bad.

[alexma50085]

This is what happens when we let China make everything we use in our everyday lives. China doesn''t uphold the same standards as American companies had to do.

[erasmus6]

"WOW - another petroleum based product that''''s dangerous to humans. Time to go back to glass!" Posted by watcher269

You got that right. And it isn''t just plastic with bisphenol in it, it is ALL plastic. And never mind ingesting it, plastic puts off a toxic gas as well.

Also never put a plastic water bottle in the freezer because that also releases the bad chemicals into the water.

[Syndicate]

I prefer not to worry about all the toxins in the environment, I''ll die when I die.

[mainedoggie]

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You probably are the same people who believed all of this man-made warming ***, that is now so ingrained in your mind that you can''''t see the mounting evidence disproving it, and more importantly, what harm all the so-called "fixes" will, and are, doing.
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What an idiotic statement.
Do you drive a Hummer too knuckle-head?

[caliengineer]

Three years ago, while praying in a small group, my friend turned to me and said, "Eventually, they are going to come out and say that plastic is bad for you, that it is very bad."

When Putin''s KGB attempted to kill the Christian presidential candidate in Ukraine, Victor Yuschenko, they used the byproduct of plastic that goes into food. (That''s why you are not supposed to microwave in plastic.)

[s1ckd09]

You people are frightening. Any report that comes out that even minutely suggests a problem... not confirms it, just SUGGESTS it... and you run around like it''s the worst thing that''s ever happened. That''s why these stupid preliminary reports are useless. Wait until more research is done, will you? You probably are the same people who believed all of this man-made warming ***, that is now so ingrained in your mind that you can''t see the mounting evidence disproving it, and more importantly, what harm all the so-called "fixes" will, and are, doing. If bisphenol is a problem, it will be blown WAY out proportion, like some of you already are doing. It''s all about the quantity ingested, not the chemical itself, just like taking too much Vitamin A, B-6, D, etc. can be very harmful.

[fairmusic]

Lets go back to glass!




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[starleo146]

I wonder what the nipples to these bottles will produce

[thinkharder-]

TC-Tap water drinker

Posted by tcoleman12 at 09:26 AM : Apr 16, 2008

tap water drinker huh? That explains your beligerent nonsensical tirade. I bet you ate paint chips off the window sill when your were a kid also, didn''t you?

[gunownerdan]

The report a few days ago about dangerous plastic said that plastics marked with the number 3, 6, and 7 are the ones to be most worried about.
You can find the number on the botton of most plastic containers inside the little triangle used for recycling.

[schwarzzennegger]

P.S. AND.... PLEASE RECYCLE.. so that all this junk doesn''t end up in our groundwater.. and back into our bodies....

[schwarzzennegger]

Of one thing we can be sure... that we cannot rely on the FDA,or the Gov''t in general, to look out for us and protect us. They are in the pockets of Multi-National Corporations.. and for all practical purposes.. do their bidding until the evidence becomes so absolutely overwhelming, that they have to enforce a change. Unfortunately, that is often MANY years down the road..or never. Go to your local health food stores and buy products there, read their literature, and talk to knowledgeable store owners or employees to get the real facts.

[shingles1]

The American "oversight" agencies are worthless - corrupt wholly owned subsidiaries of corporations. If you want to find out what''s safe and what''s not, find out what the European standards are for any given item. As much as my libertarianism dislikes regulation in general, I''m thankful for the stringency of the European regulations...after all, while these guidelines may err on the side of caution, I don''t have a problem with this when it comes to my own child.