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Plastics in Hot Water

Posted February 23, 2008 7:44 AM

The latest study exploring Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic bottles found that the temperature of liquid used in or on the polycarbonate material affects the amount of BPA released. While the study does not determine to what extent, if any, BPA causes harm in humans, this finding may be cause for concern. Is your business preparing alternative designs for food and beverage containers?

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Re: Plastics in Hot Water

02/24/2008 10:05 PM

I fear that many plastic products in my country or the world is not regulated in many ways or fully tested.

The implications are severe, and there will be nothing more than a simple warning label after the fact to tell anyone how harmful this can even be even after it is fully known how harmful it really is.

Tell that to the billions of people who have been microwaving or freezing their water bottles, tv dinners, and plastic containers for years.

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