Grade 1 plastic waterbottle cause cancer if reuse?
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Can anyone help to provide that the grade 1 waterbottle will cause cancer if being reuse for many times.
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i dunno about cancellation but they said that it may cause cancer....
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sorry english no gd. Is cancer. AVA know but never stop ppl from buying and never advise in the product it will cause cancer. It should be Grade 7 plastic is suitable to make as daily use water bottle.
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Originally posted by 721:
sorry english no gd. Is cancer. AVA know but never stop ppl from buying and never advise in the product it will cause cancer. It should be Grade 7 plastic is suitable to make as daily use water bottle.
singapore mah.
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you can do a google on it..
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come out on The Newpaper. AVA Spokemen say they cannot stop ppl from selling or give as a free gift but they know it is harmful.
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Mum confused by grading of plastic containers
WORRIED: (Above) Mrs Serene Tan, with son Adriel, holding the free plastic water bottle from John Little, which has a plastic identification code grading of '1' at the bottom (below). --TNP PicturesIT WAS free, but on hindsight, the gift was one that housewife Serene Tan, 39, would rather not have taken the trouble to collect.
She was offered a free plastic water bottle worth $12.90 by John Little after renewing her ValuePlus membership with the store last Sunday .
When she got home, she realised that the free water bottle was made of polyethylene terephthalate (Pete).
Alarm bells went off in her head: She had recently read in a magazine article that Pete is normally used for mineral water bottles and cooking oil bottles. It has a plastic identification code of 'one', which means that it is not suitable for repeated, long-term use.
The article also warned that long-term use of such plastic bottles may lead to the release of cancer-causing chemicals such as bisphenol-A (BPA), she said.
Mrs Tan said: 'I thought it was made of good quality plastic, and intended to let my 8-year-old son useit.'
She first started being more cautious about the types of plastic bottles she uses since her son's school advised parents not to let their children use Pete bottles.
Recently, said Mrs Tan, her sister had also reminded her to be careful about the types of water bottles that her children, aged 14, 13 and 8, use.
When The New Paper did a random check, we found that water bottles with the code one identification were being sold in some supermarkets and HDB shops.
No complaints
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said that it has not received any complaints about water bottles with the code one identification so far.
AVA spokesman Goh Shih Yong confirmed that Pete bottles that are commonly used for commercial bottling of drinking-water are manufactured for one-time use only.
However, he added that Pete bottles can also be manufactured with a quality suitable for repeated use.
He said: 'Plastic containers that are made of the same plastic polymer can be manufactured with different qualities that suit different applications. Hence, the code number or the type of plastic polymer used to manufacture a food-contact container does not give any indication on whether the container is for a single-use only or suitable for repeated use.'
Reusable water bottles that are made of Pete plastic, he added, are allowed for sale (and can be offered) as a gift in Singapore, 'as long as they are manufactured for the intended purpose and are safe for use'.
However, this has left Mrs Tan very confused.
She said: 'As consumers, sometimes, we may not necessarily buy from the big shopping centres where water bottles are classified under different sections. How will I know whether a bottle made of Pete is meant for one-time use or not then?
'I think they should come up with a proper grading system. For now, I will just play it safe and not use bottles made of Pete.'
Don't reuse single-use containers
- Plastic packaging that has been used for storing non-food items (eg.
detergent) should never be reused as food containers. They have not
been tested safe for food storage and may contain non-food residue that
can contaminatefood.
- Takeaway plastic food containers are disposable items designed for
one-time usage and are not intended for repeated storage of food. They
are safe for their immediate intended purpose but not beyond what they
are designedfor.
- Use only takeaway food containers that are labelled microwave-safe for reheating food in the microwave oven.
- Plastic packaging for microwaveable convenience meals are designed for
one-time usage with the type of food that's packed in it and should not
be reused for storing or microwave-heating of other food.
- Reusable plastic food containers are subject to wear and tear after a period of use. They should be replaced when they have turned cloudy or discoloured, or if cracks or heavy abrasions start to appear.
- Source: AVA website
- Plastic packaging that has been used for storing non-food items (eg.
detergent) should never be reused as food containers. They have not
been tested safe for food storage and may contain non-food residue that
can contaminatefood.
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Try to drink from non plastic wares then unless no choice. No point worrying too much.
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how do we identify if it is grade one?
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look at the bottom of the bottle u can see the grade. i compare the better one all with grade 7. AVA statement :
Reusable water bottles that are made of Pete plastic, he added, are allowed for sale (and can be offered) as a gift in Singapore, 'as long as they are manufactured for the intended purpose and are safe for use'.
If the grade 1Pete plastic is manufactured as water bottle ( John Little letter written as Sport Water Bottle), will it come to everybody that it is a useable one ?
AVA set the standard, but not clear. Even the report also dont konw about the grade.
AVA should inform manufacter to state in the product it is reuseable or not.
School had issue warning to children not to reuse the drinking bottle so should AVA.
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Plastic bottle material code system
The code number is also supplemented by the common letter indication for the various resins under the symbol, to serve as a constant verification of the material sorted. For example, 1 type plastics are made of PETE, 2 and 4 type plastics are made of Polyethylene, 3 type plastics are Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), 5 type plastics are made of Polypropylene, 6 type plastics are made of Polystyrene (PS) and 7 type plastics can be made of a variety of things, such as polycarbonates (some with Bisphenol A), multi-layer structures, etc.
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QX179R u r good. U must be very knowledgeable. Hw u retrive the facts so fast?
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Originally posted by 721:
QX179R u r good. U must be very knowledgeable. Hw u retrive the facts so fast?
well, did some research here & there..
probably that's the info that most people will want to know about what the different nos. mean, etc..
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QX179R chk with hw to send the waterbottle for AVA verification on the material is it or not it is suitable to making into a daily use waterbottle
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Originally posted by 721:
QX179R chk with hw to send the waterbottle for AVA verification on the material is it or not it is suitable to making into a daily use waterbottle
I'm sure its safe but to be on the safe side don't pour hot water into it..
I've been using different types of plastic bottles since my schooling days..