Is Your BPA-free Water Bottle as Safe as You Think It Is?

In 2008, scientific research on the health effects of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) became convincing enough for many consumers to shun plastic drinking bottles, baby bottles and containers with the substance. BPA is the major component in the polycarbonate plastic.

A movement grew and, eventually, the manufacturing industry and the FDA acted. BPA was banned from many products, particularly those used by children. Plastics manufacturers then created BPA-free alternatives. Millions of people now have bottles and containers containing BPA replacements such as Tritan.

Now, recent research is suggesting that Tritan and many other plastics are no safer than those with BPA.