The Toxic-Free Food Campaign tested hundreds of glass-bottled beverages and found that most tested brands were capped with toxic chemicals called ortho-phthalates or were made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC or vinyl).
The Capped with Toxics report on 141 beverage brands found that more than one-third contained ortho-phthalates in their tested bottle caps. Ortho-phthalates are a class of chemicals of high concern that can harm reproductive health and brain development in babies and young children. PVC, which has been dubbed the “poison plastic” due to toxic hazards created across its lifecycle during production, use, and disposal, was found in nearly two-thirds of the cap liners tested.
The good news is, 36% of all tested brands tested “clean” with neither phthalates or vinyl plastic found present in their tested bottle cap liners
In even better news, after several brands were briefed on their results, there has been dramatic market leadership toward environmentally healthier and sustainable packaging from brands like Brew Dr Kombucha, Whole Foods Market, and Keurig Dr. Pepper. Since being called out publicly with the release of the report, juice maker Martinelli’s has claimed to join the list. They’ve taken action to ensure their bottle caps do not include toxic phthalates that may threaten human health and the environment and worsen environmental injustice!
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