it says BPA free but does not provide the material. What is it? BPA isn't the only substance from plastic that can leech into food.
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Great question. I just posted basically the same question you asked, since I see no one has answered you. Hopefully someone will be able to tell us what material is used to make this microwave cover.
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This item is made from polycarbonate, BPA is the key building block of polycarbonate. The answer is, yes, this item does contain BPA, the advertisement is misleading to say the least. I am returning mine.
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This is Teri Vitallo, a representative from Thermos, and I wanted to clarify that our FUNtainer bottles and food jars are made with BPA FREE materials. Thank you for your interest.
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Look on the description. It says BPA free. BPA is a chemical that is found in a lot of plastic products. When plastic is heated, the BPA can leach into what ever product is in the plastic container and is said to cause cancer.
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A quick Google search might help you. I found out that Food Grade plastics are those that contain no dyes, chemicals or any recycled material that could leach into food (or in this case, water poured through the unit). Hope that helps...
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Just found this on the Thermos website: "Bisphenol A (BPA) is a controversial chemical that can be found in the lining of food cans, certain water bottles and more. Some researchers have linked the hormone-mimicking chemical to a host of issues including behavioral and developmental effects in kids. Thermos plays it safe, and has made a commitment to only manufacture products that are BPA-free."
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The material is plastic. I went to their website to find out if it is BPA free. It states that it is BPA free.
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Sorry, I really don't know other than it is BPA free. You might want to contact the company.
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Avoid using #7 plastics as much as possible-it is a mixed bag and you never quite know what kind of plastic is included in the mix. i have emailed this company asking them to explain to me how it can be bpa free and still be a number 7, waiting for the reply.
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If a plastic is made without BPA, it is likely that there's just another petrochemical used that is probably just as harsh. BPA-free is just another marketing tactic. That being said, here are the facts from Bodum about the materials used in their products: http://www.bodum.com/ca/en-us/cms/570/102561/
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Plastic--I never saw a BPA Free label or statement on it, but it could be. Best to contact the manufacturer about that.
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You are correct in that the bottle's body has a triangle that is blank in the center. Under the triangle is says "BPA free". Maybe you should contact Rubbermaid directly and post your findings on Amazon. Thanks for your research, in advance.
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BPA is not the only synthetic material to be concerned about. In my opinion, drinking from the top where these materials are, you are passing hot liquid though it, and ingesting it on a daily basis. So that negates the goal of going stainless steel/no plastic. Again, BPA is only the beginning of what we should really be concerned about.
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As far as I know, this steamer is not BPA free. I bought it and then returned it because I thought the food shelves were stainless steel, but it's all plastic. It was a cute steamer, but I didn't feel good about the BPA leaching into our food. I now have a completely stainless steel steamer by Secura, which I bought here on Amazon. It looks large, but it works very well and is pretty versatile.
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Probably not BPA free, it was made in Asia, not sure which country but all the writing was Asian. But very cute and keeps food nicely
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The box does not say that it is BPA free or indicate the level of BPA it contains and the instructions inside do not say one way or the other. My guess would be that it does contain BPA in plastic.
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Yes google the owners manual all componets that touch the food is bpa free. Unless you have your own chickens its irrelevant anyway. Sadly in this day and time bpa is just the hot ticket bad word. They feed chickens hormones, massive doses of antibiotics, chickens and low grade corn
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Yes. It's definitely BPA free. I just saw the other reply. Edit: I could have sworn it was labeled BPA free. Sorry. I see from the website that they used to be labelled BPA free but removed it and are working on the issue. They also offer it in glass jars, which I prefer.