BPA study

[capnbang]

May be time to go all glass bottles and tanks. Study shows possible link to prostate cancer from BPA. Mouse Study Hints at Plastics Chemical's Link to Prostate Cancer Risk - Cancer - MSN Healthy Living

Now that's the first time I've ever attempted to post a link,so if it doesn't work go to msn.com and its under healthy living.

 

[PaulBHC]

By the time the glass bottle of juice gets to you, you don't know what it has been in contact with in the process. However if this is really a concern, mine would be the heat from the vaping process effecting the tank. We are planning on switching over to all glass.

 

[awj03130]

Bisphenol A (BPA) is/was in many hard plastics. Problems come from miniscule amounts of BPA being administered over long periods of time (think Nalgene bottles and plastic cups prior to BPA-Free). The FDA originally recognized BPA as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) but all the studies performed were high-level short-exposure studies. They didn't realize that 20+ years of BPA leeching from bottles and coups would be bad. As it turns out, BPA is a chemical "sibling" of estrogen and causes massive hormonal fluctuation over long periods.

There's a whole movement... If you read the actual study you were referring to, many of the mice died because the prostate cancer would seal off their urinary tract and their bladders would explode within their bodies.

Dat's no bueno in my book.


I think there needs to be a movement within the vaping community to demand high-quality materials be used in our atties. Nothing but 304 SS, lead-free brass, elemental metals (copper, silver, gold, etc), delrin/teflon drip tips and insulators, silicone insulators and o-rings, and Pyrex should be used, IMO.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm not terribly keen on being exposed to carcinogens, considering that's why I quit smoking and started vaping...

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[Vlad Vapus]

I vape with a Nautilus. I believe it's made of glass or Pyrex. Is there any issue with my e-juices being stored in the plastic bottles they come in? Should I transfer the juice to a glass container when I get them?

 

[JungleRecon]

I vape with a Nautilus. I believe it's made of glass or Pyrex. Is there any issue with my e-juices being stored in the plastic bottles they come in? Should I transfer the juice to a glass container when I get them?

Yes the Nautilus is made of pyrex which is a type of glass and I'd say if it makes you feel more comfortable to transfer your juice into glass bottles then go for it. I've recently started buying mine in glass with a glass dropper.

 

[Vlad Vapus]

Thank you. I think I will take you up on that advice.

It costs next to nothing to take that extra precaution. Better safe than sorry.

Question: If the powers that be have decided that BPA should be banned when it comes to baby products why don't they just get rid of it in everything that contains human and animal consumables?

 

[JungleRecon]

Thank you. I think I will take you up on that advise.

It costs next to nothing to take that extra precaution. Better safe than sorry.

Question: If the powers that be have decided that BPA should be banned when it comes to baby products why don't they just get rid of it in everything that contains human and animal consumables?

I'm sure in the end it all comes down to someone not wanting to get money taken out of their paycheck. Most likely manufacturing processes would have to change, new equipment would have to be purchased ect. Whats always good for people isn't always profitable. Two examples are big tobacco and oil companies.

 

[LoveVanilla]

Thank you. I think I will take you up on that advise.

It costs next to nothing to take that extra precaution. Better safe than sorry.

Question: If the powers that be have decided that BPA should be banned when it comes to baby products why don't they just get rid of it in everything that contains human and animal consumables?

And the answer is: $$$ from lobbyists. You didn't think this was your government anymore, right? Moneyed interests have control in D.C. Oh, sorry -- truth just slipped out.

 

[PaulBHC]

I vape with a Nautilus. I believe it's made of glass or Pyrex. Is there any issue with my e-juices being stored in the plastic bottles they come in? Should I transfer the juice to a glass container when I get them?

We started switching over to glass clearos and tanks and DIY juice. It is harder to get supplies in glass but the end result can be put in glass. In the E liquid DIY forum there are a couple of threads for suppliers of bottles. Most of the suppliers have amber and blue glass bottles and dropper caps at low prices.

 

[iamzg]

Meh two years from now the dust inside the glass will be all the rage. It's always going to be something.

 

[Kurt]

Low density polyethylene dropper bottles should be free of plasticizers. These are the typical soft cloudy squeeze bottles. Clear, glass-like plastics tend to have plasticizers.

The BPA (bisphenol-A) dispute is ongoing and deceitful. I heard a story on NPR yesterday that the FDA has declared BPA to be generally safe. I don't trust them, since there are myriad papers disputing this. And the general opinion of the public is that BPA should be avoided. But fear not, the food and plastic industry are listening, and some are removing BPA from their products...and replacing them with other bisphenol plasticizers that are every bit as threatening to health as BPA. These include bisphenol-B, C, E, etc. Similar plastic properties, but they can honestly say they don't use BPA. They count on the public not knowing chemistry.

If you taste "plastic" from a tank or juice bottle, you are probably actually tasting plasticizers.

 

[BigEgo]

May be time to go all glass bottles and tanks. Study shows possible link to prostate cancer from BPA. Mouse Study Hints at Plastics Chemical's Link to Prostate Cancer Risk - Cancer - MSN Healthy Living

Now that's the first time I've ever attempted to post a link,so if it doesn't work go to msn.com and its under healthy living.

There are various plastics that are BPA free. In fact, most water bottles and the like have been BPA free for a number of years now. However, considering most clearo tanks are made cheaply, I would be surprised if they are BPA free, so I suppose this could be a legit concern for those still using plastic tanks. I see no reason to use plastic tanks as you can buy clearos for around $10 all day long that are made of pyrex.

 

[hippiebrian]

Seeing as BPA is used to soften plastic and our tanks are hard plastic, there isn't BPA in them. As far as the bottles, as long as the plastic isn't totally clear, i.e. looks translucent or milky for lack of a better term, they are BPA free. All the juice I ever bought was in the non clear plastic, so I am not worried.

 

[LoveVanilla]

Low density polyethylene dropper bottles should be free of plasticizers. These are the typical soft cloudy squeeze bottles. Clear, glass-like plastics tend to have plasticizers.

Any ideas or guesses on type of plastic in these bottles?

No indication in the item description. However, given cost and CoO, I'm making no assumptions re. suitability. Distinctly tasted plasticizers after leaving juice for 2-3 weeks. Now keep ample supply of glass.

 

[Kurt]

Any ideas or guesses on type of plastic in these bottles?

No indication in the item description. However, given cost and CoO, I'm making no assumptions re. suitability. Distinctly tasted plasticizers after leaving juice for 2-3 weeks. Now keep ample supply of glass.

Most likely they are LDPE, so BPA-free. They look like LDPE to me.

 

[LoveVanilla]

Most likely they are LDPE, so BPA-free. They look like LDPE to me.

Thanks. So no boobs but I might grow a tail?