I don’t know whether I’m writing this under the right category or not.
In the recent times say less than 10 years of time we all use plastic items for just everything. But eating and drinking anything stored in a plastic item must be given a serious thought.We all use the disposable mineral water bottles(Bisleri, AquaFine, etc, etc).
It happened in Dubai when a 12 year old girl died after a long usage(16 months) of SAFA mineral water bottle as she used to carry it to her school daily. Actually the Plastic( Polyethylene terephthalate or PET) used in these bottles contain a potentially carcinogic element called Diethylhydroxylamine or DEHA(Chemistry Nausea Guys Excuse me for using these terms, even I hate chemistry!).
The Bottles are safe for one time use only;if you still want to use it more use it for say a week max and keep it away from heat.Repeated washing and rinsing can cause the plastic to break down and the carcinogens(Cancer-causing chemical agents) can leak into the water that you are drinking. This is a not something we should be scrimping on.
The Government should find an alternate way of storing all food items. Those of you with family please do not allow your children to drink water stored in Plastic bottles.