Nalgene bottles & BPA - new bottles announced
ps56k
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> FYI - here's the Nalgene webpage link -
> http://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/technical/bpaInfo.html
and now the latest - new bottles -
http://www.nalgenechoice.com/everyday.html
ps56k
anyone seen the new bottles yet ?
kinograph
softer than the bpa, but the reason i didn't buy one is that the screw-
top has a spout on it, the pull-off cap of which looks like it may
leak. also, they're 800 ml, which i guess is the equivalent of about
27.5 oz, slightly smaller than the large-size bpa models.
y_p_w
> rei has them in san francisco. i glanced at them briefly. they're
> softer than the bpa, but the reason i didn't buy one is that the screw-
> top has a spout on it, the pull-off cap of which looks like it may
> leak. also, they're 800 ml, which i guess is the equivalent of about
They're supposed to be transitioning to this material for all their
bottles. I guess they were planning on starting a slow launch, but
are being forced into this by all the bad publicity from the US and
Canadian government reports.
I'll wait until they have the standard sized loop-top bottles. That's
when I know this is a legitimate rollout.
m...@privacy.net
>I'll wait until they have the standard sized loop-top bottles. That's
>when I know this is a legitimate rollout.
how so?
y_p_w
Their biggest seller and the product that made Nalgene Outdoor was/is
the 1 liter wide-mouth loop-top bottle. Their 1 liter narrow-mouth
bottles can't be far behind.
I'm not sure they were looking to roll it out this fast. I get the
feeling that they simply trying to ramp up the use of the Tritan
Copolymer material slowly. Then the US FDA came out with a report,
followed by the Canadian government's moves to ban the use of
polycarbonate baby bottles. It kind of forced their hands because of
all the negative publicity, and I don't think they're currently ready
to deploy this new material across all their product lines.
Trish
for adults, the but them back on the shelves. Really!
"y_p_w" <y_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c211e888-f84c-4b60...@w5g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
y_p_w
> Since they anounced that the bottles only leak a little, and a little is ok
> for adults, the but them back on the shelves. Really!
>
> "y_p_w" <y_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c211e888-f84c-4b60...@w5g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On Apr 25, 10:32 am, m...@privacy.net wrote:
> > > y_p_w<y_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >I'll wait until they have the standard sized loop-top bottles. That's
> > > >when I know this is a legitimate rollout.
>
> > > how so?
>
> > the 1 liter wide-mouth loop-top bottle. Their 1 liter narrow-mouth
> > bottles can't be far behind.
It's available in stores - don't know exactly when it came out.
Pricey too. My local REI has the 1L wide-mouth loop-top "Everyday"
bottles for $9.95.
PatOConnell
The polyethylene Nalgene bottles never had BPA in them, and were never
pulled off shelves, except by people who wanted to replace their
polycarbonate bottles. I bought two polyethylene bottles just like ypw
is describing, at REI about a week after the BPA announcement.
y_p_w
> y_p_wwrote:
I never particularly liked polyethylene bottles - HDPE or LDPE. New
ones have a certain smell to them, and they don't take well to heat.
They're still using polycarbonate in their flasks, but those use a
(pthalate-free) PETE liner.
I believe Nalgene is still making polycarbonate bottles for use as
labware.
They're no regulation banning BPA-containing plastics in the US. I
still see plenty of water filtration products using PC. If I'm not
mistaken, those 5 gallon water bottles used by water delivery services
still use PC.