If Patagonia's statement is true - that SIGG actively mislead it about BPA content - that is a pretty serious shortcoming in my book. It is one thing to argue the science behind the product. It is another altogether to lie about the content.
I sent my Sigg bottle back through the Sigg about two weeks ago and so far have heard nothing from the company about the exchange. I guess I should have photocopied all my materials. Appears maybe I lost my money on that one. Oh well. On Sep 12, 10:18 am, R Gonet <richard.go...@earthlink.net> wrote: > It was earlier reported on the RBW website that Sigg was exchanging > its pre-August-2008 metal water bottles for new ones because the older > ones were lined with an epoxy that contained BPA. As you may recall, > Grant was very apologetic for having sold them and now has published > the Sigg CEO's mea culpa in the Rivendell News section of the site. > Sigg's excuse is that while the bottles did contain BPA, they only > leached an insignificant amount, so apparently it was not worth > mentioning. Patagonia did more due diligence than RBW before it > carried the bottles and was assured by Sigg that the bottles contained > no BPA. As a result, Patagonia is terminating its relationship with > Sigg and returning all of its stock to them. There is a very > interesting post on the Patagonia blog with a lot of comments > commending Patagonia for taking its > stand.http://www.thecleanestline.com/2009/09/patagonia-terminates-relations.... > I am not criticizing RBW because they were misled by Sigg. I do find > fault with Sigg for misleading the public on this issue and because > they have betrayed my trust I will not purchase their products in the > future. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
