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It doesn't sound like Nalgene is partnering for marketing and sales, just shipping. i.e. the Guyot people want to place a big order, but don't have the capital or credit to pay for 100,000 (or whatever) up front, and the factory is unwilling to take a huge order when they've only ordered thousands in the past.
Anyway, I'm not going to complain if a quality product sees wider distribution!
I still use my (old) Nalgene bottles. They've since switched to a BPA-free plastic. I read the studies with mixed impressions. It seems like there is a risk from BPA at high concentrations (or long-term exposure at lower concentrations), but I don't think you'd get enough exposure from a nalgene bottle under normal use (i.e. without very hot liquids, abrasive cleaning, or nasty chemical detergents). Best analogy I can think of is Saccharine - supposedly causes cancer in rats, but Sweet-n-Low is still everywhere.
I'm also wondering what problems could come from stainless steel. Chromium leaching? Heavy metal contaminants? I'm sure something will come up as the enter wider use. Guess I need to hold out for the titanium bottles.
Anyway, I'm not going to complain if a quality product sees wider distribution!
I still use my (old) Nalgene bottles. They've since switched to a BPA-free plastic. I read the studies with mixed impressions. It seems like there is a risk from BPA at high concentrations (or long-term exposure at lower concentrations), but I don't think you'd get enough exposure from a nalgene bottle under normal use (i.e. without very hot liquids, abrasive cleaning, or nasty chemical detergents). Best analogy I can think of is Saccharine - supposedly causes cancer in rats, but Sweet-n-Low is still everywhere.
I'm also wondering what problems could come from stainless steel. Chromium leaching? Heavy metal contaminants? I'm sure something will come up as the enter wider use. Guess I need to hold out for the titanium bottles.
