Many of us have recently heard the shocking news that some SIGG bottles contains Bisphenol-A (BPA) in their liners. The BPA is in the bottles that was manufactured before August 2008.  You can read the CEO of SIGG’s apology on the Huffington Post blog of their decision not to disclose when they first found out.

Though I’ve never owned a SIGG bottle, I did have plans to purchase a couple for myself and gifts for others. Learning about this breach of trust really angered me in ways no other “conventional” company who’ve told similar lies have ever done. We have using products with plastic and eating canned foods for years  and we are just now finding out the the hazards of some of theses items.  After manufactures of such products have been revealed and products with these chemicals banned in certain countries, we put our trust in companies that are supposed to be looking out for us.  Yes, they are out to make a profit and that is their right and I respect that, but does that mean they have a right to be dishonest when it gets difficult?

Should we now just take everything what any company says about the safety of their products with a gain of salt? How do we know (or find out) if a company is lying to us about their products?

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Newsweek Magazine recently published an article on how to avoid household toxins.  Nena Baker, author of  The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being
the EPA and the  Environmental Working Group, has listed nine ways you can avoid household toxins:

1. Filter your water.  In addition to what the article suggests, staying away from plastic bottled water is beneficial to the Earth and body.

2.  Know whats in your grooming products. The Cosmetics Database website is highly recommended when researching common ingredients in personal care products.

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