viva verde

i am on a green business network, sponsored by the wonderful & fantastic people at Co-op America and several people in the group have been discussing whether SIGG canteens are safe to use.

i normally would not post about our business network discussions (do you have 10 years to spare?), but i found it interesting because many customers ask this question: Are SIGG canteens safe to use?

here’s the scoop:

SIGG has a stainless steel outer-shell, with a inner-shell made of a “water based epoxy resin” with perhaps Bisphenol-A, a chemical that in tiny, tiny amounts can cause cancer. some say that it is no longer an “epoxy”, in fact SIGG removed the word from their site. but some say that they removed it while others who sell it still have it on their sites. now i hear “enamel” that is safe.

my question is: if stainless steel is safe, then why have an enamel/epoxy inside…and does it break into little pieces when you drop the canteen…which you all know will happen at least 20 or so times??

go Klean Kanteen!