All of these products we didn’t know were killing us, and yet we all still live so long that we’re clogging up the healthcare industry with Medicare patients. I’ve heard the babyboomers are going to crush it in the next few years. Me I’ll keep drinking Tab sometimes, I’ll drink out of whatever containers I happen to come by, I’ll smell the popcorn when it comes out of the microwave (popcorn lung?) and who knows, perhaps I’ll start eating fugu (deadly puffer fish) on a weekly basis!

Me:
Member email xxxxxxxxx@aol.com
Question I need to know if Nalgene will be making the 1 liter, wide-mouth
bottles out of the new material.

Them:
Hello,
Thank you for choosing REI for your outdoor equipment needs.
Nalgene will be making a 1 liter bottle out of the Triton material which is BPA
free. We will be carrying these bottles, however, we do not have an estimated
time of arrival as of yet.
All of the bottles currently online and in our stores are BPA free, however. To
view our bottle assortment, click on the following link:
http://www.rei.com/category/5760748
Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.
Rosemary
REI Product Information Specialist

Me again:
Thanks for the quick reply.
One more question: Do you know if the new 1 liter bottle will be of the same
dimensions as the old lexan design? Specifically, will the the opening be the
same and will it work with my various splash guards, handles and sleeves that I
own?
Kindest regards,
xxxxxxx

Them again:
Yes, the new Nalgene bottles will have the same dimensions and be compatible
with the same accessories.
Thank you for choosing REI as your gear and clothing resource.
Paul
REI Product Information Specialist

It’s my understanding that the toxic chemicals in steel are much less likely to be leeched into your water, the steel must be at or near melting point for these chemical changes to happen where boiling water can and will make chemical changes to your nalgene plastic.

I’m well aware that any container you pour one liquid in will retain some of that flavor. My point was that if i use a nalgene for holding my coffee in the morning and then give it a quick rinse, I’ve still got a coffee flavor the rest of the day. With a stainless container, I can give it a quick rinse with water and not have any traces of coffee right after.

I’m not chastising your precious nalgenes, just saying it’s a nice benefit of steel over plastic.

It’s a preference, I thought the steel bottles were for loonies before I tried one and was impressed with it.

That is all!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California mother sued Nalge Nunc International Corp, claiming the company knew, but downplayed risks, that a toxic substance in its popular Nalgene plastic sports bottles could leach into the bottles’ contents and sicken consumers.

The case, filed on Tuesday, is believed to be the first consumer class action over the use of Bisphenol A, or BPA, in plastic sports bottles since Canada moved to ban baby bottles containing the substance and the U.S. government expressed concern over its safety last week.

Nalge Nunc, a unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, said on Friday it will phase out production of its Outdoor line of polycarbonate containers that include BPA over the next several months.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc also said on Friday it will pull baby bottles and other products made with BPA from its Canada stores immediately and phase the items out of its U.S. stores next year.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, accuses Nalge Nunc of continuing to assert that BPA is safe long after dozens of studies linked the substance to hormone disruptions, infertility, early puberty, and cancer.

The lawsuit was brought by Lani Felix-Lozano, who said she bought the company’s reusable beverage containers for herself and her two daughters, now ages 11 and 13, for several years.

“They address the issue of BPA in their bottles (on their Web site); they cite the (Food and Drug Administration) stating that they see no problem with it. The problem is they didn’t cite the many other studies that show there is a risk and there is a great concern about the issue,” attorney Harold Hewell, who represents Felix-Lozano, said.

The lawsuit does not describe any physical ailment suffered by the plaintiffs and seeks unspecified damages.

A spokeswoman for Nalge Nunc could not be reached for comment late on Wednesday.

Industry groups and some scientists defended BPA’s safety, saying there has been no clear corroboration between studies on animals showing BPA to be harmful even at low levels, and risks to human health. (Reporting by Gina Keating; editing by Carol Bishopric)

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