Are BPA-Free Plastic Water Bottles Really Safer For Your Health? | Talking Point | Full Episode
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- Reusable plastic water bottles and food containers are lightweight, good-looking and affordable. If you own a reusable water bottle, chances are you’ve come across labels on it that say BPA-Free.
But what exactly does BPA-Free mean? And is it REALLY a safer alternative?
Steven Chia sends a bunch of BPA-Free bottles to a lab to be tested for whether they leach toxic chemicals and uncovers some startling results.
00:00 Introduction
02:01 What is BPA?
07:29 Testing BPA-free bottles for leaching chemicals
15:37 What are the risks of exposure to BPA?
19:38 How is Tritan plastic different from other plastics?
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Always look forward to new Talking Point episodes! I hope one day you can cover whether sugar-free drinks are actually "healthier" for us!
I mean its no surprising that these stuffs are not healthy considering the fact that the cancer rates esp in US is sky high than previous years given the fact that their country has one of the most artificial sugar users in the whole world
Also I think this episode is just a lowkey advertisement to the Tritan Product
Sugar-free drinks have been found to be more dangerous because of the type of sugar alternatives used on those. Less calories but more dangerous kind of sugar.
Oh! That would be really useful to know.
@@Psychopatzthat has nothing to do with diet foods and everything to do with our toxic environment.
After reading the book "it starts with the egg" and the wish to reduce plastic especially in food-related usage, this video confirms, that making the switch to glass, stainless steel, bamboo, wood etc. is the better choice. While it is almost impossible to completely ban plastic from one's life, it feels good to switch to items that will also last longer than plastic items. A very interesting episode!
I even keep away from receipts after I read the book to boost my fertility. The part of how BPA doesn't adhere to dose make the poison is astonishing 😮😮
Nobody buys a water bottle just to use it for a day... So what happens when you drink from plastic for years on end?
Please use your brain to think first before asking stupid questions. :)
There’s a part where they mentioned drinking from 8 times from the same water bottle which is basically around 8 litre causes the increase in estrogen. Just do the maths and I’m sure you will be able to make your choice from there.
@@KC_88631 Yes, I agree. But it would have been better if they had done some work on extrapolating the data to fit a long term framework which would reflect some real world scenarios like usage in 1-10years? I think that would make more sense to viewers. I also think they should have done more testing for other types of plastics mentioned, like Tritan.. Does it leech any kind of harmful chemicals besides bpa and cousins, etc...
Just extra knowledge for us ..nothing to prevent all these ...hahaha live happy better than worrying all these
Don't drink water
Every episode of Steve Chia's Talking Point is down to earth and informative, very relevant to us common folks in Singapore!
This is what I've always thought about BPA free products. Just because it's BPA free, doesn't mean that it's free from other chemicals. If they still can make similar products without BPA why didn't they do it in the first place, and why they can still produce the same material without one.
Imagine what babies ingested, the fact that they drink warm milk every 2 hours from those plastic bottles and how tiny they are, plus they need all those hormons to grow. 🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼 12 bottles a day. What a great exposure!
There's always price for modern convenience, either it impacted your health or the environment, or both !
Easy solution: for home use, choose a glass bottle with a metal lid. For outside use, choose a steel bottle (or titanium if weight matters).
Wow.. good information. Can do a episode on silicon material. Such as silicon baking trays , silicon coffee cups, silicon spatula, etc. Look forward to it😊😊
0:28: ⚠ The video discusses the meaning of BPA free and its presence in various household items.
4:07: 🍼 The video discusses the replacement of BPA in plastic bottles and containers with alternative chemicals, addressing concerns about its harmful effects on health.
8:55: ⚗ The video discusses the minute concentrations of chemicals in water bottles and their reaction to different temperatures.
14:20: ⚛ Chemicals in plastic bottles can mimic human estrogen, but the effect is minimal at low concentrations.
18:32: ⚗ The video discusses the effects of bisphenols like BPA, BPS, and BPF, and suggests that Triton plastic may be a safer alternative.
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another great video updates to help us understand various problem that impacts our lives. Great job by the CNA insider team and Steven the host.
I’ve always preferred stainless steel bottles. Glad to hear that it is a lot safer than plastic bottles in general.
SS has a metallic taste to me, glad is both safe and tastes neutral
Problem is your consuming metal particles aswell from metal bottles. I'm sure you know by now consuming metal is bad for the body and causes neurological deficiencies. Consuming metals is definately a no especially when you're pregnant.
I've read that stainless steel is not good as well. Best use glass.
@@pavkRN even glass has issues, you're consuming tiny glass pieces
@@android118xx4 you need to chill with the alarmism..
Not only does it create a lot of unnecessary fear, it also takes away from the gravity of the health risks regarding plastic use.
Of course you can use a stainless steel water bottle! If you're very worried, choose glass when you need to store highly acidic foods, like citrus juice for example.
I've also never heard of any serious data that would suggest ingesting small glass particles when using glass bottles. Glass is very inert (it doesn't react) which means that it wont leach components into your food or drink. If you're talking about actual glass shards you have a point of course, but a quick inspection of the bottle would clear any risk of cutting yourself.
There are reports of lead being used to seal insulated stainless steel bottles, but the lead is NOT in contact with the liquid, only if the stainless steel layer is punctured or broken will you be at risk.
Thank you for doing this Talking Point team 👍🏻 great insight 😮
I always learn a lot watching talking point..
Don’t ever put hot water in these plastic bottles. Just a friendly reminder
This episode make me think of what if those people who drink coffee in take away plastic every day, will this effect human health? If yes will gov ban the coffee shop from doing this? Hope Stev can deep dive into this.
I was wondering about that too! I sometimes think that this new age just makes us worry about too much. In the past, the older generation just live life. They didn't try to live forever. Now, we seem to be more kiasi.
BPA/BPS are more typically found on the hard polycarbonate plastics like reusable water bottles on the video, so single use plastic cups typically do not contain BPA, but still there are other chemicals that may leach into the drink at higher temperature. Just use less or avoid plastics as you can for food and drinking water container
Absolutely, it's just not out there yet. At least the micropastic, and of course other chemicals.
Even the so called environmentally friendly ones have PFAS.
I never like to consume food from disposable container. They taste different. I think that suggest some chemicals are leeched into the food especially given that the temperature of the food is often hot. Personally, I dislike hawkers that use disposable to serve their food.
Plastic nanoparticles are actually more harmful than BPA. I changed my plastic containers either to stainless steel, ceramic, etc.
I love this series. Very very very useful. Keep it up.
Love love this channel❤
Thanks for this info
Very insightful! Look forward to Part 2 on the Singapore Food Agency's response!
Nicely done Steve!
Well, if you’ve served NS, you’d likely remember using the green plastic mug at breakfast, lunch, dinner, during night snack and in the field to drink cold and hot beverages.
Nah. Anyone clever won't use that to put hot water
Endocrine disruptors are everywhere, and i think it's important to think of total exposure, the fire retardants on your mattress, the treatment on your carpets that you're kicking up particles of and breathing daily, the crap in your shampoo bottles and body soaps etc the packing of your food, then there's microplastics, polyester clothing (particles found it tapwater basically everywhere now) your toothbrush, literally rubbing it into your gum line.
Bruh, since they are everywhere, what's even the point of trying to avoid them at all cost?
fascinating talking points!
I'm guessing the same goes for microwavable containers we use for takeaways.
Hot soup. I drank
We've previously done an episode on this, you can watch a shortened version here: ua-cam.com/video/S824SOX4AWE/v-deo.html
Extremely nice and detailed review with research and true facts. Nice keep it up 👍🏻
Great content as usual! Would you consider expanding to takeaway plastic boxes that that indicates safe for microwave/ bpa free / food grade? Will be interesting to also explore possible effects of other takeaway containers.
Thanks for your suggestion! We've previously done an episode on this, you can watch a shortened version here: ua-cam.com/video/S824SOX4AWE/v-deo.html
Glad to see thermal paper included. It's a major source of BPA. I worked retail 15+ years and my health is improving after not touching them all day. I think workers should be wearing gloves. I don't use plastic generally. My food containers are glass or metal with plastic lids sometimes or silicone. Beeswax coated cloth is another option as well. Banana leaves too since those are available in Singapore. Bamboo containers are also good if cared for well. Generally I just avoid plastic.
My dad was an oil worker for many years before he went into technology. It negatively impacted my entire family's health. Plastic is an oil derivative so...
I highly doubt that. Bpa effects are permanent and it doesn't go away. Its not something that is on/off. It's negligible on, and no off. The effects are also very specific to estrogen levels and not overall health.
This reminds me of a Kopitiam Chain's stall offering hot desserts like red-bean soup. I have seen them transport hot red-bean soup in huge soft plastic bags, pour them into metal tubs and it's ready to serve when customers come.
Have always suspected the disposable containers used by hawkers to pack the hot soup is a risk. Also, have seen some hawkers use PVC pails in the preparation of their hot soup stock. Talking Point should investigate on the widel use of plastic containers for our take away food.
100% as a commencial kitchen they should us aluminium or stainless, not plastic, especially those plastic aren't food grade
Great documentary! How about the mineral water sold everywhere?
good info
How about sttoke that use ceramic coating ? Is it safer than tritan ?
We have a very strong eating out culture, the elephant in the room is therefore in the food services. Just go to any hawker centre and you'll see plastic ware being used as cooking ware. For example, plastic pails are used to transfer hot soup. I'm not surprised that such practices are even more common in those behind the scenes food factories.
Nanoplastic particles cause kidney damage. It's estimated that several thousand nano particles are present in each hot coffee served in a plastic cup as per studies conducted in Taiwan.
Do a cutting sugar diet episode please . Or an episode of do we need sunscreen in Singapore
Or why Singapore food are short of vegetables and is it ok if we omit having them. Or just eating red meat.
amazing
can you make video on stainless steel 201 vs 304 as food grade. effect of long term usage of stainless steel . they do have nickel and chromium in less amount , but what will be its effect on long term usage.
Please do a video on PET(Polyethylene Terephthalate) plastic.
Thank you for sending the findings to the Authorities. May we get clear guidance from them on the concern.
Film the same for PET bottles. Especially for common plasticizers used to make them DEHP, DINP and DOP
Tritan ftw. thanks for this video
Aiyo. Since check Tritan, why never check PPSU for bisphenols? Talking Point can go interview Hegen. Hengen changed their baby bottles from Tritan to PPSU. What was their rationale? Is PPSU safer?
So now I wonder how safe are zip lock bags, cling wraps and aluminium foils? 🤔 And if 8 bottles of water is significant, then would all the food packaging & utensils & storage & all other exposures like thru clothing in a day stack up as much too?
I think we're so dependent on plastic we're just living in a massive denial. I mean I have this polypropylene container called "healthy range steamer" that I've been using for years to steam-cook vegetables in the oven and I noticed the label says "heat-resistant up to 140 degrees celsius." It can't be at that temperature nothing happens to its chemical composition.
Good 👍🏻
Always feel no one is paying much attention to this plastic bottle issue for a long long time. I truly believe this is the main culprit in low fertility all over the world. The fertility around countries is dropping at alarming speed and yet know one bothers much to about the things we used daily. I think just 1-2 more generations down the road, we will all have test tube babies and natural birth is something really rare if nothing is done right.
It's absolutely a massive issue and certainly a key culprit. There's also tons of other toxic chemicals adding to the mix via e.g. drinking water (especially remnants of hormonal birth control, SSRIs and other medicines, microplastics etc), showers, many soaps and shampoos, almost all makeup etc.
Also, studies showed that polyester and other plastic fibers commonly used in clothing absolutely reduces fertility in both males and females. The study had male and female dogs wear polyester underwear and the results were alarming.
The bigger issue is plastic containers used to tapao food in hawker centres especially those containing hot soup. Hot food kept in plastic containers leak even more BPA.
8 billion humans on the planet. Going to 16 billion. The largest human population of all time, yet you worry about fertility?? So so so so so silly. Put that concern somewhere more important. Peace!!
@@earnthis1 it is indeed a problem. Europeans and Japanese are diminishing in numbers already, so they don't need to change anything, but the real problem are Africa, India etc.
Something should be done about them in specific, since they clearly have no interest in self-regulating their populations, so perhaps some kind of sterilizing spray from planes?
Hot soup pouring into plastic bags somemore@@jsurfin1
Hi, any recommendations for fully stainless steel bottles? Most brands such as hydroflask has a stainless steel body but plastic lids 🥺
So happy to hear that Nalgene doesn’t leech 😅 I drink a ton of water daily
Thank you for looking into this 💜
Endocrine disruptors, if decreased, can help to increase Singapore birth rate and improve health too. This is the underlying health issues that many are not aware.
Some of the paper wrappers the hawkers & food courts are using contain a layer of plastic which sometimes melts when the food is too hot. Even styrofoam boxes melts especially when the food are freshly fried. Whoever is in charge of sg food safety is still sleeping.
can cna do an episode on safety of teflon(PTFE) cookware episode?
How abt mineral water bottles. Do they leach too ?
how about PET bottles? would be great if you can include some studies on that as well
Can include ecozen water bottle as part of the test? I went to decathlon to check on water bottles, seems like they use either tritan or ecozen for same model or different size.
I don't even care about the topic necessarily, I just really enjoy watching Talking Point episodes!
I want to ask what is the website to buy this type of bottle. Thanks you
What if the bottles are filled with cold drinks like cold water or cold carbonated drinks like coke or isotonic drinks?
Do the lab equipment themselves leach BP or other chemicals?
I am wondering about plastic soda bottles or mineral water bottles. The drinks/water are probably longer in the bottle than our drinking water bottles.
Does it leech BPA or other harmful chemicals?
While tritan doesn't leach BPA or BPA substitute into the water, is there any research about if it leaches other chemicals that can also be dangerous?
that one drop won't make much difference, but it's so ubiquitous... that Starbuck paper cup with the plastic lining, or that hot ban mian or soup ramen pour and serve into those plastic bowls at the food courts. good luck.
How about evian ... fiji etc drinking bottle sell at market? And drinking gallon we consume nowdays?
great
Hi Steven. I think maybe do an episode on hot food in plastic especially where hot soup or curry (eg curry mee, soup noodle, bakuteh etc in plastic bags during take aways. People need to be educated on the danger of leeching from the plastic.
Then what about the result for the non plastic ? Glass and metal that are also tested in the TV program. Are there safer ? Since it is of health concern, can CNA share the findings.
There shouldn’t be any BPA leakage since glass and metal bottles don’t have plastic in them… they had a graphic of the results in the video as well. You can go pause and read
Suggest CNA to look into stainless steel, in terms of food safety, thank you.
Can we find out more about honey selling here in Singapore?
Whether they are pure honey or sugar added etc;
Honey has beame a craze in recent years and hopefully take some of those so called popular brands to test it out.
What about stainless steel bottles? Any chemicals leeching in the water?
Is it really safe to sanitise milk bottles in boiling water?
Why no test for Tupperware??
Does anyone knows what our pipes are made of?
What about bottles made of silicone? And silicone food containers and baby bottles?
Bottles made of Steel Glass and Tritan showed no leaking of BPA
thats why i use glass and metal
Thank you, already placed order Thermos for all my family members.
Just be sure to buy quality ones, Tiger bottles are a great choice because they use laser welding technique unlike the cheaper brands. Last thing you want is to swap a toxic material for another toxic one (welding material)
Correction on 19:05. BPA got half life 6 hours.. if a day. Means 24 hours.. 4 half life cycle has been elapsed. So it percentage wise it 100->50->25->12.5. It 12.5 % left in the body. It not 1 day all that BPA completely flushed from the body.
Any recommended life cycle of a reusable water bottle?
Are they are tell tale sign that the bottle had worn out its life cycle?
Basically, most packaging material, especially plastic bag, in hawker centers, drink packaging etc, are cancerous.
How about PETG?
How much bpa is on toothbrushes?
How about Tupperware most commonly use? Please any comments?
Would be interesting to see a study on eating from dabao packaging like Styrofoam box vs Brown paper vs Plastic container 🤔🤔
SFA is not doing enough to protect Singaporeans' health. They allow food stalls to use styrofoam boxes to do takeaways. They rather allow the usage of toxic materials for Singaporean consumption than face backlash from public and businesses who want to save very minute costs.
there's no easy cheap alternative now
@@fion3943 plastic box is only 20-30cents each from supplier. If you eat takeaway every single day 3 times a day, thats only 90 x 30c = $27 a month. Mind you this is if you eat every single meal outside. Which is a very low cost to protect health. Styrofoam is not free either
Do a segment of micro plastics in water.... 😅
Save number?
So even stainless steel bottles have plastics top which means that you are still injesting bpa with every sip.
Coke's aluminum can too
Very informative Video
What about Plastic Lunch Box Used in Microwave Oven , is it safe ?
That would be a great episode
Thanks for your suggestion! We've previously done an episode on this, you can watch a shortened version here: ua-cam.com/video/S824SOX4AWE/v-deo.html
Styrofoams too… are unsafe. Please cover that, as well as Third-hand smoke. Banning such plastics should be Singapore’s concern now. Who’s with me?
Plastic nanoparticles are actually more harmful than BPA. I changed plastic containers either to stainless steel, ceramic, etc.
Should test the army bottle that can be bought
Oh my god😂, it all led to an AD, which they "say" is better and also "say" that "however not much research is done";😂
I have 7 under the bottle which I drink water almost every day
So is it safe to have the number 7 ?
Does 7 mean that the bottle is BPA free ?
where did he say about stainless steel and glass bottles ?
trust.. too many experiment with different result..😢
Every single aluminum can is lined with plastic containing BPA. There are NO EXCEPTIONS for what liquid is in them.
Steven and doctor have very similar voices
Just to FYI, the current science says BPA is a cause for concern but there is no ironclad evidence that it will cause this that or the other.
In essence without concrete evidence, consider it as a potential cause but not an actual cause.
The problem is are we willing to pay more for safety, or is the risk acceptable for most people?...
How does bpa degrade?
Wonder no more. Pollutants are in everything we touch and consume.
It's the tolerance level set by standards that products cannot surpass that allow them the go ahead.
I prefer glass bottles....last longer...plus you can continuously wash them out
Sometimes i worry abt it cracking suddenly which happen to kettle glass Water taste nice in glass though😢
Your teflon frying pan more toxic bro . Should cover it .