Finally, A Safe Sippy Cup
I am so excited to have found a non-leaching, safe sippy cup made by Klean Kanteen , the stainless steel alternative to plastic. Klean Kanteen makes the best stainless steel water bottles. They are odor free and do not taste like metal. We have tried other stainless steel bottles that smell horribly and are lined with epoxy. Plastic/polycarbonate bottles leach bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen, and can cause chromosomal abnormalities. An article a friend gave me stated that baby bottles are made of the worst kind of plastic, as well as the Nalgene bottles I have used for decades. Any Klean Kanteen bottle can be turned into a sippy cup by buying the adaptor and spouts. Of course the Klean Kanteen sippy cup costs more than plastic versions, but the cost is small when you consider the benefit to your child’s health. Besides, as my daughter said, now my son is the coolest kid in preschool with his shiny Klean Kanteen sippy cup.
Here are a couple links to articles discussing the dangers of plastic food and beverage containers:
Hazards of Hydration (Sierra Club)
Bottle Racket (Grist)
The only drawback to the Klean Kanteen sippy cup is it is made in China. The company states it is “responsibly made in China”, but for a few of my friends boycotting Chinese products, this may be a tough decision. I have pledged to boycott Chinese products due to their human rights violations (especially in regards to Tibet), however I have found it almost impossible to completely avoid Chinese products. Even Melissa and Doug toys are made in China! Since signing the pledge to boycott Chinese products, I have become more aware of where the products I buy are made. On many occassions, I have decided not to buy something because it was made in China; however, the Klean Kanteen sippy cup offers the only alternative to plastic sippy cups I have found. Thus, I decided to violate my pledge by purchasing this safe, sippy cup. For more information on boycotting China, please visit Access to Awareness.
We recently bought that one too and like it. Our’s is a funtainer which is the same as the foogo but with paint and is not dishwasher safe like the foogo. They also have a straw which our daughter likes. We only bought it because we were able to find the funtainer at a store. They have them at target and academy. We also bought a born free but it is not spill proof. It is so nice to finally have something that I feel is safer
I was worried about the SIGG lining too but went to the OKO Test (?) site and the SIGG site and they both claim to leach nothing no matter what drinkable liquid is in it. They only recommend not leaving liquids in longer than 12 hrs due to fermentation. I read SIGG used to use PVC so I’m wondering how long they did the testing on the “new” lining. Also, how long is this lining supposed to last? They say as long as the lining is undamaged, the container can be used indefinitely but it doesn’t say HOW the lining can become damaged. I don’t know, I don’t feel comfortable buying any product with BPA in it whether it’s been shown to leak or not so I’m hesitant to buy a SIGG.
That being said, can warm liquids be put in the Klean Kanteen? My kids like their hot chocolate or warm milk but if the container gets too hot, that won’t work…
The new Sigg lining is BPA free; however, I share your concerns about the lining holding up, and I think it would be hard to inspect it. I do put warm beverages in my children’s Klean Kanteens, but you have to be careful, as the bottle will get hot (it is metal), so cool the beverages to warm before placing them in your KK.
The draw back to the KK cups is that they leak from the spout and adaptor. The companies response is to send new parts instead of fixing the problem. They are too expensive to deal with the leaking all the time, especially when there is milk thrown all over. The Born Free cups are great, I used them when my son was younger but they are not leak-proof. When the kids get old enough, they like turning them upside down and wathcing teh liquid go everywhere. I do plan on buying their bottles for my next baby due next year. I now have several of the Sigg bottles now thta my son can drink from a sports top.
[...] Klean Kanteen Sippy Cup: I was so excited to have found a non-leaching, safe sippy cup made by Klean Kanteen , the stainless steel alternative to plastic. Klean Kanteen makes the best stainless steel water bottles. They are odor free and do not taste like metal. We have tried other stainless steel bottles that smell horribly and are lined with epoxy. Plastic/polycarbonate bottles leach bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen, and can cause chromosomal abnormalities. [...]
I had not heard about bisphenol-A, before reading this post. Thank you for the information. I’ll certainly do more research about this. We have a son who is almost five and has an attachment to his sippy cup. This looks like a more healthful alternative.
Can the bisphenol-A effect adults?
Yes, BPA can affect adults, in fact I have read that some of the fertility issues couples face could be caused by it. Children are more susceptible though, just like everything else.
[...] harm brain development and may affect behavior. Many families have switched to BPA-free bottles and sippy cups; however, infant formula containers pose a higher risk to children than baby bottles when it comes [...]
Hi Guys,
There is a lot of confusion in the marketplace right now. The bottom
line is that any aluminum bottle is lined with epoxy which is a
plastic resin. The Klean Kanteen bottles are a really good choice. To the best of my knowledge it
is the only wide mouth stainless steel bottle on the market which has
the same threads as a Nalgene. Please check them out at
http://www.guyotdesigns.com.
I have not seen the KK with a wide mouth thread similar to Nalgene. In fact, I have had to keep a Nalgene bottle to use with my ceramic water backpacking water filter, but I pour the water from the Nalgene into my KK.