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    BPA is a chemical used to line food containers that can cause health issues when exposed in excessive amounts. Young children exposed to high levels of BPA through water bottles are at increased risk of prostate cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, and obesity. BPA is commonly found in plastic bottles with recycling numbers 1 through 7, so glass, aluminum, and stainless steel bottles are better substitutes.

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    BPA is a chemical used to line food containers that can cause health issues when exposed in excessive amounts. Young children exposed to high levels of BPA through water bottles are at increased risk of prostate cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, and obesity. BPA is commonly found in plastic bottles with recycling numbers 1 through 7, so glass, aluminum, and stainless steel bottles are better substitutes.

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    BPA in Water Bottles and Other Drinking

    Containers
    What is BPA?

    BPA is an abbreviation for Biphenyl-A. BPA is an ‘ingredient’ used in the chemical compound that lines the
    inside of food containers.

    What can excessive amounts of BPA do to me?

    BPA in water bottles can have very harmful effects, starting at a young age children who are over exposed
    to BPA have a higher risk of prostate cancer, increased rates of breast cancer, type II diabetes, and obesity

    What Plastics Contain BPA?

    • No. 1: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, PETE)


    • No. 2: High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
    • No. 3: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC, vinyl)
    • No. 4: Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
    • No. 5: Polypropylene (PP)
    • No. 6: Polystyrene (PS)
    • No. 7: Other: when package is made with a resin other than the six listed above, or is made of
    more than one resin and used in a multi-layer combination

    What can I use to substitute for these plastic bottles?

    Glass, aluminum linned, and stainless steel water bottles.

    What do the recycling numbers look like?

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