VIDEO: Are Plastic Water Bottles Safe?

This is alarmist, sensationalism - not journalism. Why this report was done BEFORE the results of the study it refers to is beyond me. Why not wait until you have actual results to report? Well the results are back and plastics containing Bisphenol A (BPA) are perfectly safe. The European Food Safety Authority has done several studies on this and as a result of its more recent study (July 2008) has said the following: "EFSA concluded that after exposure to BPA the human body rapidly metabolises and eliminates the substance. These results confirm that exposure to BPA is well below the Tolerable Daily Intake of 0,05 mg/kg bw, previously set by EFSA. Newborns can similarly clear BPA at levels far in excess of the TDI." http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/KeyTopics/efsa_locale‐1178620753812_BisphenolA.htm

The polycarbonate plastic bottles are almost certainly safe for drinking COLD liquids. Do not use the polycarbonate baby bottles until more is known about this issue. Plastics made of polycarbonate have a '7' in the triangle. They should not be microwaved, ever. I'd be surprised if any dirnking bottle has a '3' on it, that's polyvinyl chloride (that stinky shower curtain smell). usually they will be polypropylene '5', which is safe to drink from but again, should not be nuked. Six is styrofoam, so again I wouldn't expect to see a drinking bottle made out of that material. BTW, a stainless steel drinking bottle is better than aluminium, IMHO.