CurrantC™ Plastic Bottle Safety
How safe is CurrantC™'s new plastic bottle?
It is worth paying attention to the type of plastic your bottle is made of, to ensure that the chemicals in the plastic do not leach into the beverage. If you taste plastic, you are drinking it, so get yourself another bottle.
You can be certain that a bottle does not leach chemicals into the beverage if the recycling symbol on the bottle is HDPE (high density polyethylene, which is used for CurrantC™), LDPE (low density polyethylene), or PP (polypropylene). The type of plastic bottle in which water and some other beverages is usually sold is usually PETE (polyethylene terephthalate), and is only recommended for one time use and should be kept out of the landfills. Do not refill it.
Unfortunately, those fabulous colorful hard plastic lexan bottles made with polycarbonate plastics and identified by the 7-OTHER 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. For more of the science on the effects of BPA on our endocrine system etc. see these studies: Environmental Health Perspectives Journal.
The plastic used in our CurrantC™ bottles is not only the safest plastic used for bottles but is also the most-often recycled plastic. HDPE is down cycled into plastic lumber, tables, roadside curbs, benches, truck cargo liners, trash receptacles, stationery (e.g. rulers) and other durable plastic products and is usually in demand.
