Message in a Bottle

Whether you're at work, the gym, or your geometry class, you're likely to have a water bottle at your side. So what could cause me to write post a post on water bottles? Well it's because scientists have started to question whether plastic bottles might actually be harmful to our health.

Apparently a lot of reusable plastic bottles contain a chemical known as Bisphenol A. It's said that the effects are primary reproductive and fertility effects in both male and female organisms. It's also possible that this chemical can increase your chances of breast and prostate cancer.

Now you might be looking at your bottle and thinking of hurling the thing into the trash, makes sense, but the Federal Food and Drug Administration and the plastics industry agree with scientists, when they say that the chemical leaches out at such low levels that it is safe. Ok, but still, if it's "supposedly" safe then why go and announce a concern to the public? Well I'm sure it's because there's a concern and we have a right to know the possible risks to our health. And to know if your bottle is safe or not- bottles containing the number 3, 6 or 7 have the potential to release the chemical. And if there is a risk, I don't know why the government is taking its time to release a large-scale study about the plastic bottles after animal tests showed that Bisphenol A affects hormones. And what I find somewhat humourous is that the government is working on a large-scale study, though we're only going to care about a paragraph's worth of information. But sure go ahead take your time, I mean afterall it's just my life and every other person who has one of these bottles. But I still don't get these yes, no, maybe so risks. Are we seriously talking cancer or people having babys that look like puppies or Michael Jackson? Well whatever the case may be this is certainly not the most positive message in a bottle.