0

LEGO has recently released Friends drinking bottle 850817, but there's no mention anywhere (not on the product itself, not on the product's web page) as to whether the product contains BPA (Bisphenol), a dangerous chemical (especially for children) commonly used in bottles.

Question: Does this product contain BPA?

Edit: This is not a duplicate question because it concerns a drinking bottle released in 2016, not vintage LEGO bricks. In addition, please note that the bottom of product 850817 has a recycling symbol with the number 7:

How Can You Tell if a Container Has BPA?
A resin code of 7 appearing on plastic containers indicates that the container may be made of a BPA-containing plastic. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Bottle

Gruber
  • 1,678
  • 1
  • 13
  • 29
  • Possible duplicate of BPA in older Lego – chicks Apr 11 '16 at 13:47
  • http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/FoodAdditivesIngredients/ucm355155.htm ... http://reason.com/blog/2015/01/21/bpa-safe-yet-another-scientifically-unfo – Aaron D. Marasco Apr 11 '16 at 23:09
  • 1
    This is a question about a specific water bottle, rather than LEGO bricks in general as in the possible duplicate, so I'm going to leave it open. – jncraton Apr 12 '16 at 12:56
  • I have now been in touch with official LEGO representatives, but they were unable to give a satisfactory answer to the question. It appears it cannot be ruled out that these bottles contain BPA. – Gruber Apr 25 '16 at 07:27

1 Answers1

1

Remember the BPA scare? It's all but a crime to release a product that even thinks about having BPA. But I did the search anyway, and no, there is not any in this or any other LEGO product I can find to date. LEGO is pretty good about nontoxic products, drinking use intended or no. I mean, they're made for kids. Good question though.

  • 4
    Where did you find your information? – Gruber Apr 11 '16 at 13:04
  • 1
    http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7471/bpa-in-older-lego is one source, and well cited. –  Apr 11 '16 at 15:21
  • 3
    This question is not about Lego bricks, it is about a drinking bottle. – Gruber Apr 12 '16 at 08:36
  • 1
    I checked the bottle, too, just also mentioning that source. I talked to a friend from LEGO team, and no, no drinking products of theirs contain BPA. –  Apr 12 '16 at 15:09