SIGG Aluminum Bottle Liners Contained BPA

SIGG reusable water bottles are safer than plastic ones because they don’t contain BPA-or so most eco-conscious consumers thought until the news broke last week stating otherwise. While in the past, SIGG has reported that its bottles present no detectable level of BPA, the company refused to answer whether or not bottle liners actually contain the toxin. So when the company recently announced that it’s new reusable bottles will be completely BPA-free, questions began to arise regarding the older bottles.

As it turns out, SIGG bottles manufactured before August 2008 contained a liner that housed trace amounts of BPA. In response to the controversy, SIGG CEO Steve Wasik explained that the company was being honest in its disclosure because the bottles didn’t actually leach the chemical. “I believe that the BPA conversation has changed dramatically in the last 12 months. Last year, the primary concern was that of BPA leaching from bottles. Since that time the dialogue has evolved such that now some people are concerned about the mere presence of BPA and some states are considering legislation,” he says.

SIGG is now offering its customers BPA-free replacement bottles, however, won’t be footing the bill for shipping costs. To learn more about the exchange, check out mysigg.com.

-Marygrace, KIWI Staffer

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