I’m on the warpath.
Ever since I learned about the dangers of BPA, I pick up plastic items I see in shops and have a look at the recycle number on the bottom. If it’s a 7, it’s more likely to have BPA.
Today I saw this awesome new reusable cup at Starbucks.
It looks just like the disposable summer cups, but this one is reusable. Excellent, right? Wrong.
Ignore the fact the exchange is out of whack and it’s $14 in Canada and only $11 in the US. Flip it over and you’ll see a lovely #7 on the bottom. That means it is likely to contain BPA. Despite the fact that retailers across Canada, and the US, have rallied to remove products made with BPA from their shelves, Starbucks still serves up a Venti load of them on shelves across the country.
Same with VANOC. The Vancouver Olympic Committee oversees the release of souvenirs and confirms use of the official Olympic symbols. Canadian Tire has some water bottles with the official Vancouver Olympic logo on the side, heck they’ve got them on the official Olympic website too, and … a number 7 on the bottom. That means, the Vancouver Olympic Committee is endorsing products that are, most likely, in defiance of the Federal Government’s recent declaration that BPA is a toxic substance.
Shame. Shame. Shame.
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