In a letter posted on the SIGG website this month, CEO Steve Wasik admitted that SIGG bottles manufactured prior to August 2008 contained the controversial chemical bisphenol-A (BPA).
Wasik's letter claims that all SIGG bottles manufactured after August 2008 use a new polyester-based liner that contains no BPA. He explains that (company sponsored?) laboratory testing had shown that the BPA-laced proprietary liner SIGG used did not leach BPA into common liquids like water, juice, soda, etc., and that SIGG continued to sell the BPA-lined bottles believing they were safe.
In an interesting marketing twist, the SIGG website shows consumers how to determine between pre- and post-August 2008 made bottles. I suppose SIGG loyalists (people who enjoy cute, $20 aluminum) may recycle their BPA bottles and replace them with the newer model.
Read SIGG's letter of admission.
The consumer blog Z Recommends offers a timeline of SIGG's misinformation campaign about BPA in its bottles.
SIGG clearly has violated consumer trust.
Read this blog's posts about bisphenol-A.
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