Comments on: eBay sellers seize a price gouging opportunity in the plastic baby bottle (BPA) scare…

By: baby

baby — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:30:24 +0000

This unique bottles is specially for baby.What about recent news? Canada is about to forbid manufacturing of baby bottles made with polycarbonate…

By: Zantrex Energy Shot

Zantrex Energy Shot — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:38:53 +0000

dang… i didnt know plastic things like that could be dangerous… now what am i supposed to give my toddler to drink out of…?
~Rasheed

By: Stiri

Stiri — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:39:31 +0000

It’s all about plastic, chemicals, money, more money. There’s no more respect for life.

As expected, ebay will always have its daily scalpers.

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:57:38 +0000

That is a good point, hard to say.

There was a study recently about how all anti-depressant drugs didn’t work, and someone pointed out that the drug companies were releasing a new line of anti-depressants…

By: Despair

Despair — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:36:49 +0000

@ Zorn

Well consider the Nalgene Plastic water bottle market for a minute. These things are marketed as an alternative to the throw away plastic bottles. All Nalgene bottles currently have BPA (they will soon be selling non BPA bottles)

if the anti-bpa craze gets big enough, then Nalgene will certainly be able to force consumers to replace there BPA bottle. it’s just like in the electronics industry:

You must upgrade your tv because all content distribution will soon be made digital.

You must upgrade your water bottle, because it might kill you!

and you can sure bet the new “improved” bottle will not be cheaper then the old one. For reference, the new improved bottles are also plastic, so yes non BPA plastic bottles are coming.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:53:38 +0000

Well all I have to say is that is the cutest little rascal I have ever seen…but I guess the fact that I am her mommy makes me a little biased!! Anyways good article sweetie!

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:15:38 +0000

@Despair - that could be true. Although the alternative is glass. Why would they push glass I wonder? It is coincidental that glass would mean our oil usage goes down…although then we use more gasoline to transport the glass, since it is heavier.

@Tim - unfortunately, yes.

@Matt - I think the problem is that the bottle manufacturers were not prepared for major news outlets to run stories about BPA, and demand has probably exploded for these bottles, far beyond what they had planned to produce.

They will catch up, it will just take time unfortunately.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:04:55 +0000

When I heard about BPA bottles the first thing that came to mind is “where can I buy the glass bottles”, problem is, no one seems to sell them, and if they do, they are all sold out. The bottle manufactures need to step up……

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:02:42 +0000

I wont comment on the economical side of this topic since I can understand that you are upset when it comes to the safety of your own kids and I dont want to make you get even more mad by onfronting you with theoretical bullshit.
So I just decided to do support you by naming some other things which might contain BPA and further links:

-tin cans
-water boilers (very dangerous)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041501753.html?hpid=topnews
http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/chemicals/bisphenol/BPADraftBriefVF_04_14_08.pdf

On a german website I found a study that says that even small portions of BPA promote overweight.

Very cute daughter btw! Congratulations, you can be very proud of her!

Maybe you already knew the links/information (I didnt read all your links) but well, I hope I was able to help.

By: Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:30:54 +0000

BPA bottles are still being used all over the world.