SIGG says the BPA that’s in their bottles is “Dangerous”
February 19, 2010
The irony of it all.
SIGG used to call BPA dangerous, and here they’ve had it in their bottles all this time…
For years SIGG made money by parading itself as the BPA free alternative to Nalgene and other water bottle makers. SIGG even makes a point of it on their website, they boast:
In 2008, many major North American retailers discontinued selling reusable plastic bottles made from polycarbonate #7 (brands such as Nalgene) due to concerns that these bottles were leaching Bisphynol-A. A report by Health Canada called this chemical (BPA) «dangerous».
And not all metal water bottles are alike. Very recently there have been major recalls of Chinese-made aluminium water bottles for lead in the paint. Tests have shown that Chinese-made aluminium water bottles, like many polycarbonate #7 plastic bottles, also leach the chemical BPA.
The cat is out of the bag for SIGG. Seems that their bottles are made in China AND they leach BPA. Ouch. Their former CEO admitted that their bottles have had BPA in it for years and he admitted that their bottles are made in China (but have Swiss managers, whoopie…). Even in spite of all the press, the SIGG website still touts itself as a good All-Swiss BPA free product. Unless they do something drastic, SIGG’s reputation will become increasingly “dangerous.”
