Water bottles sold under the brand Nalgene, and other polycarbonate containers have been removed from the shelves of a major Canadian retailer, Mountain Equipment Co-op, over worries on the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) used in the making of these hard and transparent plastic containers.
BPA has been found to mimic the female hormone estrogen.
Source: “Canadian Retailer Bans Some Plastic Bottles” The New York Times, December 8, 2007
Chapter: Plastics :: 12 January 2008
