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Old 09-08-13, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Rowan
I've got to ask the OP: How often do you drink from your bottles? Every minute? Every hour? Every day? Also, do you drink or eat anything from a plastic container that you buy at the supermarket? And what evidence do you have that any leachate from the bottles is likely to cause you harm?
And what evidence do you have that any leachate from the bottles ISN'T likely to cause you harm?

Due to numerous studies that started to appear recently i will rather assume that it is dangerous rather than not

How To Recognize the Plastics That Are Hazardous To Your Health
http://io9.com/how-to-recognize-the-...-you-461587850

Bisphenol A and Human Health: A review of the literature.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23994667

Determinatıon of bisphenol a migrating from canned food and beverages in markets
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24001816

Bisphenol A affects axonal growth, musculature and motor behavior in developing zebrafish.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23994041

Study on the leaching of phthalates from polyethylene terephthalate bottles into mineral water.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23688967

Even BPA-free bottles might leach worrisome chemicals

http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-...icals-1.978033

Are BPA-Free Plastics Just As Bad?
http://news.discovery.com/human/heal...bad-130128.htm
"Health advocates say the system in the U.S. needs to be overhauled. Instead of assuming chemicals are safe until proven otherwise, the process needs to be reversed, Dahl said."
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1205826/

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