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Stumble It!The idea that too much studying will never hurt anyone is in the minds of many students this time of year. However, if one's study sessions involve sipping water out of a Nalgene brand water bottle, this statement could be false.
The popular plastic bottles contain a chemical called Bisephnol-A, BPA, which in some lab studies have altered animal hormonal systems.
In response, Nalgene announced that they would stop using the plastic. However, these tests have not been backed up by the FDA, leaving one user questioning how serious the problem really is.
"I might get a new one but I'd really like to see some more of the results that they come up with from the testing that they did. I haven't noticed anything yet, but I think it's fine. I really don't see anything wrong with it," senior Paul Trujillo, said.
Other Nalgene bottle users think differently. At Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop, new BPA-free bottles sales were up sharply in recent weeks, while the former top selling Nalgene bottle's sales have slumped.
"It's definitely gone down. I think they're a smart enough company that they're already re-branding themselves to kind of take care of that. And they're such a big company, not just in the outdoor industry, that they're probably going to be OK and rebound fine," Wes O'Neal, Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop manager, said.
Nalgene plans to introduce its own line of BPA-free bottles later this year.
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