1 reviews | Active since May 2010
Your water bottle is probably giving me cancer
I purchased a USN water bottle some time back for use at gym and after a while, found that a horrible plastic taste was contaminating my water. Thinking it was new and would wash off after a while i continued to use it, with a dishwashing liquid wash as often as possible. Months later I could not get rid off the taste and discontinued use of the bottle and purchased a new one. I have now been using the new one for a few months and am faced with the same problem of plastic/chemical taste in my water. I see USN bottles sold as BPA free, but am now doubtful that they infact are. Even if that claim is true, theres still no explanation of the plastic taste that emanates from a bottle freshly filled with water, hot, cold, ice. It makes no difference.<br> Honestly, I would like my money back as I am sure the chemicals are not doing me any favors. Either way, water that tastes like aspirin and citro soda combined isnt good for anything.
Thank you for your message.
We can confirm that the material used to manufacture all USN water bottles is the industry standard for water bottles - it is definitely BPA free.
There is no set time as to which a water bottle should be thrown away, but we generally suggest 3 - 6 months as, with most water bottles in the trade, it tends to smell like plastic after continuous use for a few months. If it does smell like plastic it is by no means an indication of a presence of BPA. There are several articles about this topic online.
General tips for cleaning water bottles:
o Rinse your bottle at the end of each day with warm water and a bit of soap. Other cleaning options include vinegar and water or baking soda and water.
o Use a bottle brush to scrub all the way to the bottom of the bottle for a more thorough cleaning.
o Scrub the mouth of the bottle and ridges on its lid.
o Consider a top rack dishwasher cleaning if you have a dishwasher-safe bottle.
o Let your bottle air dry if possible after cleaning.
Let us know how we can assist you further.
Regards
USN SA
Thank you for your message.
We can confirm that the material used to manufacture all USN water bottles is the industry standard for water bottles - it is definitely BPA free.
There is no set time as to which a water bottle should be thrown away, but we generally suggest 3 - 6 months as, with most water bottles in the trade, it tends to smell like plastic after continuous use for a few months. If it does smell like plastic it is by no means an indication of a presence of BPA. There are several articles about this topic online.
General tips for cleaning water bottles:
o Rinse your bottle at the end of each day with warm water and a bit of soap. Other cleaning options include vinegar and water or baking soda and water.
o Use a bottle brush to scrub all the way to the bottom of the bottle for a more thorough cleaning.
o Scrub the mouth of the bottle and ridges on its lid.
o Consider a top rack dishwasher cleaning if you have a dishwasher-safe bottle.
o Let your bottle air dry if possible after cleaning.
Let us know how we can assist you further.
Regards
USN SA