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stephen whitchurch
31 July 2010
I was so thrilled to hear of the HydraCoach water bottle. As an athlete and someone who consistantly does not drink enough water, I thought it was a genius tool.
However, the plastic used for the HydraCoach bottle is made with a plastic compound called Bisphenol-A (number 7 in the recycling triangle). This plastic is used to make hard plastic products like the well-known Naglene bottles. Bisphenol-A is a known to be carcinogenic and particularly linked to prostate cancer and may even interfere with the effectiveness of prostate cancer medications.
The Environmental Working Group writes, "Bisphenol-A is associated with a number of health problems and diseases that are on the rise in the U.S. population, including breast and prostate cancer and infertility. Given widespread human exposure to BPA and hundreds of studies showing its adverse effects, the FDA and EPA must act quickly to revise safe levels for BPA exposure based on the latest science on the low-dose toxicity of the chemical."
I ask the makers of the HydraCoach to PLEASE make a bottle used with Aluminum rather than this toxic plastic. I really love your product and even think the conserns about the deliberate sipping required to use it is no big deal. It really is a genius idea.
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stephen whitchurch
31 July 2010
I was so thrilled to hear of the HydraCoach water bottle. As an athlete and someone who consistantly does not drink enough water, I thought it was a genius tool. However, the plastic used for the HydraCoach bottle is made with a plastic compound called Bisphenol-A (number 7 in the recycling triangle). This plastic is used to make hard plastic products like the well-known Naglene bottles. Bisphenol-A is a known to be carcinogenic and particularly linked to prostate cancer and may even interfere with the effectiveness of prostate cancer medications. The Environmental Working Group writes, "Bisphenol-A is associated with a number of health problems and diseases that are on the rise in the U.S. population, including breast and prostate cancer and infertility. Given widespread human exposure to BPA and hundreds of studies showing its adverse effects, the FDA and EPA must act quickly to revise safe levels for BPA exposure based on the latest science on the low-dose toxicity of the chemical." I ask the makers of the HydraCoach to PLEASE make a bottle used with Aluminum rather than this toxic plastic. I really love your product and even think the conserns about the deliberate sipping required to use it is no big deal. It really is a genius idea.
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