Do not re use mineral water bottles

Do not re use mineral water bottles!
Many are unaware of poisoning caused by re-using plastic bottles. Some of
you may be in the habit of using and re-using your disposable mineral water
bottles (e.g. Nestle, Bisleri, Aquafina, Kinley, Evian,etc...), keeping
them in your car or at work. Not a good idea. It happened in Dubai, when a
12 year old girl died after a long usage (16 months) of SAFA mineral water
bottle, as she used to carry the same fancy (painted by herself) bottle to
her school daily.

In a nutshell, the plastic (called polyethylene terephthalate or PET) used
in these bottles contains a potentially carcinogenic element (something
called diethylhydroxylamine or DEHA). The bottles are safe for one-time use
only; if you must keep them longer, it should be or no more than a few
days, week max, and keep them away from heat as well. Repeated washing and
rinsing can cause the plastic to break down and the carcinogens
(cancer-causing chemical agents) can leak into the water that YOU are
drinking. Better to invest in water bottles that are really meant for
multiple uses.

This is not something we should be scrimping on. Those of you with family-
do please advise them, especially children. Please forward this
information.

Prevention is better than cure.

Comment:
This article is emailed to me by Santhosh R, my PGDIT classmate.
We should also think that many PET bottles are kept in shops for longer periods (months) and by that time mineral water itself will be affected by these carcenogenes. So it can be concluded that usage of mineral water in the State of Kerala is unsafe. Old procedure of well water is best. I hope the author is not bribed by MNCs. ... Saji T D.