I was at the MEC 2 days ago and they've already pulled their entire inventory. They only had hydration bladders (so I bought a new Source 3L bladder). I suspect they'll have Nalgene back on the menu once they get the BPA free versions in stock or something like the SIGG bottles.

It's not the first time MEC has done this...they tried it last year when the hype first started.

MEC's polycarbonate stock was pulled quite a while ago. Everything else has been stripped bare (media hype rush etc.). Five days ago there were a couple dozen Nalgene HDPE bottles, a few clear and the rest opaque reddish (read: butt-ugly). I put my snout in one and got that old familiar HDPE smell I remember so well. But check out their website: lots of cool new products coming.

Like I said before, I'll keep my polycarbonate stuff for occasional use. The risk is likely a lot less than talking on a cell phone while driving.

An interesting link to a CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) web feature on BPA: http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourinterview/2008/04/bisphenol_a.html . Love 'em or hate 'em, the CBC jealously guards its independence from government and corporate interests, so they're not shilling for anybody. It's a bit of a hype-deflating piece.

Great article.

I especially like the part where he says there is no evidence of long term effects for people working with BPA where direct exposure an inhalation can occur.

It's also nice to know that this same stuff is used in can liners. Cans are heated in the canning process and then store food for long periods of time...many times acidic food. If these bottles should be pulled from shelves so should canned food LOL.

Re acidic food -- the other casualty is a nice Aussie Shiraz carried to a remote campsite in a Nalgene polycarb, and produced with a flourish alongside the evening's one-pot-glop entree. In mixed company, this has been famously effective. Need a new shameless ploy now. :-)

Nalgene has handled this beautifully. Rather than trying to defend their product, or dispute the science, they voluntarily remove their stock from the shelves. Now, instead of being seen as distributers an evil cancer causing agent, they act quickly and are seen as good corporate citizens looking out for our collective best interest.

Able to maintian their customer base thanks to their quick action, Nalgene rushes their new BPA-Free "Tritan Everyday" product line to shelves. Everyone throws away their polycarb bottles and heads out to pick up a replacement. Oh, and it's the familiar, friendly shape and is odor free. Everyone drops ten bucks a pop on new bottles from the people we trust.

Kudos to Nalgene for turning a potential PR and sales nightmare into profit.

I agree it's smooth...it's too bad they're promoting the myth and filling their pockets at the same time.

Those who refuse to learn for themselves must pay. I guess I'll go back to my pewter and tin bottles for water storage now.

Someday they're gonna tell us there's a glass shortage cuz we're running out of sand, or that aluminum foil is going up in price because the global demand for aluminum is exceeding the supply. The sad thing is you could say that today and a lot of people would believe it was true

What about common sense? From what I've seen there is no shortage. I'm sure there is alot still on the shelves because not many people are using it....

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Yeah! Just keep buying it from the Canadians instead.
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All fun aside I keep seeing adverts on american TV for 'clean coal'...seems like an oxymoron but living in Alberta I don't know squat about coal.

Canadian stores already pull these bottles from the shelves. Major retailers have also canceled the sale of these bottles.