Bought Plastic Glasses Made In the USA Today

[eleny]

I got some hard plastic glasses at the supermarket today since they were the hard plastic kind. They almost sound like glass when you tap them and those are supposed to be safer. I wanted them for using outdoors this summer.

When I got home and was taking the stickers off I took a double take since they were labeled as made in the USA. I know how stuff can slip under that label like the clothing sewn in the Marianas Islands. But it was such a nice feeling to see that label and I only hope it was made here.

My folks were factory workers - sewing machine operators in a clothing factory. I fondly remember advertisements on tv with ladies singing the "Look for the Union Label" song.

[NightWatcher]

1. I hope they dont contain BPA

http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/114/bpa

Depending on whom you talk to, BPA is either perfectly safe or a dangerous health risk. The plastics industry says it is harmless, but a growing number of scientists are concluding, from some animal tests, that exposure to BPA in the womb raises the risk of certain cancers, hampers fertility and could contribute to childhood behavioral problems such as hyperactivity.

According to its critics, BPA mimics naturally occurring estrogen, a hormone that is part of the endocrine system, the body's finely tuned messaging service. "These hormones control the development of the brain, the reproductive system and many other systems in the developing fetus," says Frederick vom Saal, Ph.D., a developmental biologist at the University of Missouri. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can duplicate, block or exaggerate hormonal responses. "The most harm is to the unborn or newborn child," vom Saal says.

Plastic water and baby bottles, food and beverage can linings and dental sealants are the most commonly encountered uses of this chemical. Unfortunately, it doesn't stay put. BPA has been found to leach from bottles into babies' milk or formula; it migrates from can liners into foods and soda and from epoxy resin-lined vats into wine; and it is found in the mouths of people who've recently had their teeth sealed. Ninety-five percent of Americans were found to have the chemical in their urine in a 2004 biomonitoring study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[eleny]

2. The hard ones that sound like glass are supposed to be the safe ones

All those squishy and softer ones are the ones that can contain dreaded BPA. Thanks so much for being concerned enough to post a reply. :pals: We can't see these warnings enough.

[NightWatcher]

3. we've got to take care of our own

I cant remember the last time I saw "made in the usa"

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. Actually, it is the HARD plastic that contains BPA

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I read up on this from a health alert I subscribe to recently, but never saved the link

But here is a description and some snips from Wiki

" Polycarbonate plastic, which is clear and nearly shatter-proof, is used to make a variety of common products including baby and water bottles, sports equipment, medical devices, CDs, and household electronics.<6> Epoxy resins are used as coatings on the inside of some food and drinks cans."

"shatter-proof"


That would indicate it is hard plastic.

"Human exposure to bisphenol A
Bisphenol A has been known to leach from the plastic lining of canned foods and, to a lesser degree, polycarbonate plastics that are cleaned with harsh detergents or used to contain acidic or high-temperature liquids.<48> Studies by the CDC found bisphenol A in the urine of 95% of adults sampled in 1988-1994<49> and in 93% of children and adults tested in 2003-04.<50> Almost all exposure is through diet, and infants fed with liquid formula are among the most exposed. Infants fed canned formula with polycarbonate bottles can consume quantities of bisphenol A up to 13 µg/kg/day (see table below),<51> while the most sensitive animal studies show effects at much lower concentrations"
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And I have started to note which brands of canned food have that teflon sort of lining inside, that being made with BPA, and will be buying other brands that have no such lining.

Old saying . .

Better safe than sorry . .

[eleny]

8. Thanks and about those canned goods....

I've been trying to buy raw veggies and prep them myself. Cutting down on buying canned goods. But I'll bet I still have a kaboodle of canned stuff in this house.

[NNN0LHI]

4. Seems live just about everything "made in America" any more is made by people in prisons

Kind of sad.

Don

[eleny]

5. That really is so sad

[coriolis]

6. I did a major double-take there! I thought you meant eyeglasses

at first!

If you read it from that perspective, your post makes perfect sense in that way too! :D

Sounds like they are polycarbonate...which should be safe. :-)

[eleny]

9. I've done that reading so many posts here at DU

Also transposing letters for completely new words that make me do the double takes trying to figure out what the heck the OP meant. :silly:

[razors edge]

10. At what prison?

[eleny]

11. Dupe