All Stainless Steel Bottles NOT Alike

Just when you thought you had your bases covered, new information comes to light. It has been reported that SIGG water bottles until recently were coated with plastic. Really? When you know that your customers are paying a premium to buy your product in large part because you are trusted to make safe, reliable products and you decide its worth it to undermine that? What a big disappointment. Of course, it also reminds us that knock-off products may be the same.

EWG comes through again with information and action. Check out their letter to SIGG and request for a bottle exchange program posted on Huffington Post. Tree Hugger.com has an excellent article with information on other types of aluminum bottles and what were found with testing. SIGG reports that their bottles tested safe, meaning no BPA was found to leach. But what if the bottle is dented causing the plastic coating to open up? How long does it take for this coating to degrade? What if one uses this bottle for other types of liquids that react negatively with the coating causing it to break down?

Bottom line is that if I'm going to bother hauling around an aluminum bottle, it's to avoid having to drink out of a plastic one. Though SIGG stopped lining their bottles in 2008, for me it's damaged the brand name perhaps irreparably.

Other options for bottles that I understand are not coated with plastic:

Klean Kanteen

Green Bottle

Camelbak

The Water Geeks