Dec 25, 2011

Beware BPA contain Plastic Mineral Water Bottles| BPA is dangerous for Kids and Human

Presently most of the peoples are using Polycarbonate base plastic water bottles for preserve drinking water and liquid juices, etc, which contains BPA ( Bisphenol A) material. This is very dangerous your kids and us.

Bisphenol A is important ingredients in the plastics it’s chemical name of 22 Bis4 Hydroxy pheyl propane,  it dilutes  in a small quantity which holds foods or drinks in that bottles, such foods carry BPA into our body.

What is the Harm? if BPA presents water bottles?

How much it goes into our body! roughly 5mg of 10 million mg, That  is 0.0000125 mg of BPA goes per kg of our body and affects human body’s hormones , nerves activity, this attacks much heavier to kids compare to adult, because of their weight proportionate.

Now, most of the plastic bottles which are making by seven plastics resins, you may found that such a number in bottom any plastic bottles, which given that number into an recycle logo.

What is that number actually represents the type of plastic which is used in the manufacturing of that particular type of bottle. For example, the number ’5? is made out of polypropylene (PP) while the number ’1? is called PET which stands for polyethlyene terephthalate.plastic_bottle_code

# 1 –> PET/ ….. polyethlyene terephthalate
# 2 –> HDPE ….. high-density polyethylene
# 3 –> PVC ….. polyvinyl chloride
# 4 –> LDPE ….. low-density polyethylene
# 5 –> PP ….. polypropylene
# 6 –> PS/PS-E ….. polystyrene / expanded polystyrene
# 7 –> OTHER ….. resins or multi-materials

those fabulous colourful hard plastic lexan bottles made with polycarbonate plastics and identified by the #7 recycling symbol, may leach BPA. Bisphenol A is a xenoestrogen, a known endocrine disruptor, meaning it disturbs the hormonal messaging in our bodies. Synthetic xenoestrogens are linked to breast cancer and uterine cancer in women, decreased testosterone levels in men, and are particularly devastating to babies and young children. BPA has even been linked to insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

Usually most of the water bottles sold through a #1 and is only recommended for one time use.  -Do not refill it- . Better to use a reusable water bottle, and fill it with your own filtered water from home and keep these single-use bottles out of the landfill.

Which type of plastic water bottles don’t leach any chemicals?

Check the recycling symbol on your bottle. If it is a #2 HDPE (high density polyethylene), or a #4 LDPE (low density polyethylene), or a #5 PP (polypropylene), your bottle is fine.

Do not pour hot water/do not use hot water for cleaning the bottles,

Don’t preserve hot water, it dilutes more BPA So, pl beware BPA contain plastic bottles,

Buy BPA free Bottles

if possible buy BPA free bottle for your ready reference here you find some of the manufactures of BPA free Bottle

Gerber,

Playtex,

Evenflo,

Avent  and

Dr. Brown’s

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