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Sorry to say, Sigg bottles contain BPA

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Oh how I hate that this is true, but Sigg’s CEO posted a letter on their web site stating that the epoxy liners in their bottles produced before August 2008 contain trace amounts of BPA. Yes, these are the same bottles my kids have been drinking out of for years, and that I have given as gifts to others.

The company maintains that these bottles don’t leach BPA, and thus are still safe to use. Personally, I won’t be using mine any longer, and I won’t be purchasing any more products from Sigg. I wrote a letter to the company yesterday letting them know how I felt about their not being completely forthcoming about the makeup of their liner, while they were raking in the dough from consumers who believed they were buying a BPA-free product. I’m going to check with Whole Foods, where I bought my bottles, to see if they’ll offer any kind of refund or exchange.

For a good deal more information on this issue, go to Zrecs

Update: I went to the Whole Foods at Cactus and Tatum today, and returned my Sigg bottles. The customer service manager had not heard about the Sigg issue, and said that their return policy was to give a store credit if there was no receipt. Since I bought the bottles 2 years ago, there was no receipt. She gave me a store credit for the amount that the Sigg bottles sell for now (about $41 for one small plus one regular size bottle). I read that Whole Foods in Canada is offering a full refund to customers who return Sigg bottles to their stores. I’m going to hang onto my gift card for a while in case the U.S. stores end up implementing this policy too.

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Posted Sunday, August 23, 2009 in Food & Drink, Kids

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6 Comments »

  1. Rhonda McDonough on August 24th, 2009 at 6:15 am:

    Please let us know what Whole Foods tells you. We also purchased our Siggs there, but while on vacation as wel don’t have a local store.

  2. Andrea on August 24th, 2009 at 9:21 am:

    Wow! Unbelievable. And think of all of the people out there who switched from non-BPA plastic bottles to Sigg!!! We’re Klean Kanteen people, but now I wonder about them too. I wish Corelle made sport bottles…

  3. Jen R. on August 24th, 2009 at 2:42 pm:

    Thanks, Lains, for the update. I will also be tossing mine.

  4. lisa on August 25th, 2009 at 4:08 pm:

    i was extra sicked to find that mine was one of the toxic one, however i would have tossed it anyway. is the government trying to make us sterile? cant really figure out why this would be beneficial

  5. Elaina on August 25th, 2009 at 4:14 pm:

    I know it’s tempting to toss them, but I would at least try to get your money back from the retailer who sold them to you – or from Sigg directly. Even if you can only get a replacement, at least you can donate the new BPA-free one to someone who wouldn’t have a water bottle otherwise. I can understand if (like me) you don’t want to be a Sigg-toter after all this. When I found out my Nalgene bottles had the BPA a while back, I returned them for a full refund at REI with no problems. I’m guessing Whole Foods will do the same, but I’ll report back to let you know. Hopefully tomorrow.

  6. Jessica on September 2nd, 2009 at 8:02 am:

    We use the BPA-free Camelbak bottles from REI. Some of their Nalgene ones have BPA, but these don’t. We gave one to our neighbor, and his wife – your lovely sister-in-law – told me they were great for nursing moms. I bought one when I had my little guy and have given them as gifts a zillion times since. Now my little one is 14 months old and has his own! They are awesome. Just a thought if you’re looking for something new. :-)

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