I got a great SIGG aluminum drinking bottle from Patagonia for Christmas this last year and I had been taking it everywhere with me. The bottles really do work to keep your bevies cold and I am a big fan of the graphics, and the leak-proof and durable design. Recently, I was reading in SGB News that Patagonia has chose to 'terminate' it's business with the famous Swiss bottle maker, as SIGG claimed that the internal lining of the bottles did not contain any BPA's, when in fact they do. The possible banning BPA's being a HUGE issue in California, this is pretty inopportune for SIGG. Whoops!My friend Jennie pointed this out to me the second she saw that bottle was aluminum and inspected the inside some months ago. 'Look,' she said, 'the lining is already wearing off & this is aluminum anyway.' Good point.
So what is safe to drink from? Stainless steel. That's it. Go get a new bottle and if you are like me, take your old Patagonia branded SIGG back to their store or send it in for a full refund, as Patagonia is accepting all returns of this product. As far as all of the other SIGG bottles out there in the world, I am not sure what SIGG plans to do to cover for this, but it could mean a lot of changes for that company! We'll have to see how SIGG manages this bad press.
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