Plastic, The Fabric of Our Lives

I have heard the rumors as well as you have: You should not leave beverages in plastic bottles in the sun or heat as the chemicals from the plastic leech into the drink and cause a maelstrom of problems. "This public service announcement brought to you by the ACME glass bottle company."

Like you, I am never too sure how much of what to believe because next week they will all be saying something else.

I will say that I don't leave the dawg's water in the car for more than 24 hours. Every time we head out, I fill a poisonous plastic bottle with fresh water. I have been considering buying a Nalgene bottle as I remember hearing somewhere that the plastic they use is of a higher grade and therefore less harmful.

Then I see this:

"The Canadian outdoor apparel store, Mountain Equipment Co-op, pulled Nalgene bottles and other polycarbonate plastic containers from their shelves, and is telling consumers to return old bottles for a refund. The reason? Recent studies have shown a link between a compound in the plastic, called bisphenol A, and a variety of cancers (including breast and prostate cancer), premature puberty, and lowered testosterone levels in animals."

Read the whole thing.

Its a good thing beer comes in glass bottles . . .