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long story short, transparent plastic containers tend to imbue their contents with a chemical called bisphenol-a (aka bpa), which is a compound similar to estro
by nyolfen 12y ago
long story short, transparent plastic containers tend to imbue their contents with a chemical called bisphenol-a (aka bpa), which is a compound similar to estrogen which may impact human physiology in a wide array of ways[0], or chemicals that are structurally related that aren't well studied but could be similarly damaging[1]. this applies to all transparent plastics and isn't specific to aeropresses
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Health_effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Health_effects
[1] http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/tritan-certichem-eastman-bpa-free-plastic-safe http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/tritan-certic...
- cdingo 12y agoThe Aeropress has been BPA free for years now. http://www.aeropress.ca/faq/ http://www.aeropress.ca/faq/
- perrylaj 12y agoThat may be true, but unfortunately research is showing plasticizers of many varieties (including those used in "BPA Free" plastics), are endocrine disruptors. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016648014004225 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016648014...
- Someone1234 12y agoHere's another article about it (same content, but easier to digest): http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/bpa-free-does-not-mean-safe-most-plastics-leach-hormone-disrupting-chemicals/ http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/bpa-free-does-not-mean-... TL;DR: Just because plastic is BPA free, doesn't mean it is safe or even better.