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  BPA: Helping You Make the Right Choice for Your Family
   
 

NEW - See Rubbermaid’s comment’s regarding recent announcements by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on BPA. Click Here.

Moms and families have depended on Rubbermaid storage containers for decades to help keep foods safe and fresh, earning Rubbermaid a reputation as one of the world’s most trusted brands. Concerns have been raised recently about potential health effects of Bisphenol A (“BPA”), a chemical commonly used to improve the performance of some plastics. Rubbermaid uses plastics that contain BPA in a small number of food storage containers and water bottles to improve resistance to stains and odors.

BPA has been used safely in the manufacture of thousands of products for years and its use fully complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other historically stringent public health regulators in the European Union and Japan.

Even though only a fraction of Rubbermaid-branded food storage containers and water bottles contain BPA, we believe strongly in helping consumers make informed choices. It’s all part of Rubbermaid’s focus on listening to, and responding to, our valued customers.

Recent news coverage has suggested that plastic containers and bottles labeled with the number “7” material identification code on the bottom contain BPA.  While all polycarbonate plastics containing BPA are labeled with the number “7” identification code, not all plastics labeled with the number “7” contain BPA.  The number “7” code is assigned to the “Other” category, which includes all plastics not otherwise assigned to categories #1-6.   The majority of Rubbermaid food and beverage containers are assigned to category number “5”, although some non-BPA containing products are assigned to category”7” due to their unique combination of plastic types.

   
 
     
 
Contains BPA
Premier Stainshield Measuring Cups
Premier Stainshield Stainshield Canisters
(#7 type plastic)
Measuring Cups Endurance beverage bottles
         
Polycarbonate Water Bottle Elegan
Polycarbonate Chug beverage bottles
(#7 type plastic)
Polycarbonate Sip beverage bottles
(#7 type plastic)
Elegan Steamer Elegan Cake Keepers Elegan Pitchers & Mixing Pitchers
         
 
Elegan Water Dispenser Elegan Cheese Tray Elegan Dry Storage Elegan Bulk Storage  
         
         
   
   
 
 
DOES NOT contain BPA
 
Food Storage Containers
         
Flex & Seal
Produce Saver Easy Find Lids Lock-Its Flex & Seal TakeAlongs
         
Bulk Storage
Collapsibles Double Airtight Seal Canisters Stackable Canisters Flex & Seal Canisters Cylinder Canisters
         
Specialty
Round Jars Square Jars Durable Egg Keepers Bread Keeper Durable Butter Dish
         
Butter Dish Durable Cake Keeper TakeAlong Chip & Dip Tray Egg Keeper Durables
         
Twist & Seal Servin' Saver Plus Servin' Saver EZ Topps Munchettes
         
     
Basic Container Elegan Bowls & Serving Bowls      
         
Beverage Containers
#5 Water Bottles
Chug Bottles - (#5 type plastic) Sip Bottles Squirt-Top Bottles MixerMate Bottles MixerMate Pitchers
         
Mixing Pitchers Classic Pitchers Classic Pitchers Ice Cube Tray Ice Cube Bins
         
Kids
Litterless Juice Boxes Basic Bottles Basic Bottles Water Dispeners Juice Box with Sleeve
         
TakeAlong Bottles Sip n' Sport Chuggable Elegan Cups Cool Contours
         
COOLERS
         
Ice Chests / Coolers Marine Ice Chests / Coolers Water Coolers Water Jugs Blue Ice Icolator
         
     
Blue Ice Packs Blue Ice Blankets      
         
         
 
  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT BPA
 

Consumer health and safety are Rubbermaid’s paramount concern, so we have compiled the following information to better inform our consumers about Bisphenol A (BPA).

Q: What is Rubbermaid’s response to reports by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that high levels of Bisphenol A (“BIS–fen–all A”) can increase the odds of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and liver abnormalities?
A: We are aware of these recent reports and take the findings very seriously. Use of plastics made with BPA fully complies with standards from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as the historically stringent regulators of public health issues in the European Union. We will continue to closely monitor this and other issues related to BPA.

Q: What is BPA?
A: Bisphenol A (“BIS–fen–all A”) is a chemical used by hundreds of manufacturers as a building block of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins for food surface applications.

Q: Is BPA dangerous?
A: We are aware that there have been some concerns raised recently about possible health effects, but BPA has been used safely in the manufacture of hundreds of products for decades. Use of plastics made with BPA fully complies with standards from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as the historically stringent regulators of public health issues in the European Union. There have been no reports of illness connected to BPA.

Q: Is it in Rubbermaid products?
A: Only a few.  Consumer demand for food storage containers that better resist stains and odors led to the inclusion of plastics that contain BPA in “Premier,” a new and popular line of products. Only a small fraction of Rubbermaid-branded food storage containers and water bottles are made with plastics that contain BPA.

Q: Why does Rubbermaid use it?
A: Consumer demand for food storage containers that better resist stains and odors led to the inclusion of plastics that contain BPA in “Premier,” a new and popular line of products. We use plastics made with BPA to achieve these performance enhancements because it has been used safely in the manufacture of  hundreds of products for years.

Q: Which products are made from plastics that contain BPA?
A: Because we believe strongly in helping consumers make informed choices, we clearly distinguish which products include BPA and we offer dozens of BPA-free food storage products with similar functionality.

Q: Where else can consumers find reliable information on BPA?
A: Consumers can visit the following web sites for more information:

Q: Which government and regulatory agencies have reviewed polycarbonate?
A: Many government and regulatory agencies, including those listed below, have conducted comprehensive testing and review of polycarbonate (which contains BPA) and determined that it poses no health risk to humans.

  • The Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
  • The Food and Drug Administration (USA)
  • The European Commission Scientific Committee on Food
  • The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
  • Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Q: Health Canada has moved to ban the sale of baby bottles containing BPA in Canada. What is Rubbermaid’s stance on Health Canada’s decision?
A: Rubbermaid does not make or sell baby bottles, but there are some Rubbermaid food and beverage containers that are made from polycarbonate which do contain Bisphenol-A (BPA). The Canadian government has not questioned the safety of BPA in plastic food and beverage containers. Consumer health and safety is of paramount concern at Rubbermaid, so we will continue to monitor Health Canada’s guidance regarding BPA.