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Park City, UT, United States, 04/10/2008 - Park City IceWater is getting a lot of attention after Matt Lauer's Today Show article, "Are Plastic Bottles Safe" regarding a chemical, Bisphenol A. Their non-refillable GlacierPak water was created with health issues in mind.
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Startling news was revealed on The Today Show on April 9, 2008. Matt Lauer interviewed Dr. Leo Trasand of Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Trasand issued a warning about the dangers of drinking some bottled water. The piece refers to the danger of chemical, Bisphenol A showing up in some plastic bottles. He is quoted, “Unfortunately there is no level of exposure that has been identified as being safe.” And he added, “Science suggests that there is a major concern here.”
Regarding that chemical, Earth911 references an article from The Arizona Republic, “The chemical in question, Bisphenol A (BPA), has been linked to breast and uterine cancer as well as decreased testosterone levels.”
Dan Tessier, a Toxicologist made a statement in The Today Show piece, “The effects are primarily reproductive, and fertility effects on both male and female organisms.” Lauer added, “I think this is going to startle a lot of people. A Center for Disease Control Study detected BPA (Bisphenol A), in the urine of 95% of adults sampled. Scientists have measured BPA in the blood of pregnant women, umbilical cord blood and in the placentas all at levels demonstrated in animals to alter development.”
Michelle Kosinski of NBC News points out in the piece that more research is needed but the effect of reusing water bottles is in question. Most bottled water is safe for one use, according to the piece.
One new player in the bottled water field has a product that is getting a lot of attention. Park City IceWater was created with health issues in mind. They offer the first environmentally friendly bottled water that actually is not a bottle. The packaging is described well by an article from Ecorazzi, “What makes Park City IceWater so damn environmentally sexy? First off, their neat space-agey packaging.” Instead of being a traditional hard plastic P.E.T. bottle, Park City IceWater is in a patented GlacierPak. It is a flexible packaging that actually looks like an IV bottle. Their GlacierPak has none of the controversial chemical, Bisphenol A.
Murray Anderson, a partner in Park City IceWater distribution says that people need to be aware of packaging and what is inside the bottle as well. “Park City IceWater has a high and healthy 7.9 pH, which makes it alkaline water.” A lot of drink choices, including some bottled water that is treated with reverse osmosis, takes the natural minerals out and contains a pH level that is lower and may be acidic. Anderson adds, “Park City IceWater being alkaline water is really important to people that are into healthy lifestyles.” They explain it further on their website, earthfriendlyicewater.com
Another important feature of Park City IceWater is the no-spill top. Their packaging is actually made to be a one-time use product, and cannot be refilled. This is one of the controversial subjects of bottled water currently. There are so many articles in the news about the potential dangers of refilling plastic water bottles. Park City IceWater is also so unique because it has a proprietary lining inside the GlacierPak that does not allow for any plastic to leech into the water. “The scientific explanation is our GlacierPak has twenty-times the oxygen and vapor barrier versus a hard P.E.T. bottle,” Anderson added.
In addition to the healthy advantage, Park City IceWater GlacierPak will have an impact on the environment. Treehugger, an environmental website reports in a recent article about Park City IceWater that water bottles “are filling up our landfills.” The GlacierPak requires 75% less energy to produce and if not recycled, takes up 96% less space in landfills. The packaging becomes flat when consumed. “The fact that our company realizes that eighty-percent (four out of five) water bottles end up in the landfill and then came up with an impact of saving 96% space is impressive,” Anderson adds.
Anderson and his partner, Ray DeSylva have been busy promoting Park City IceWater. They supplied GlacierPaks to celebrities at The American Music Awards, The Golden Globes and at Leigh Steinberg’s eco-party at the Super Bowl in Phoenix. There are many pictures of celebrities drinking their healthy GlacierPaks on their website.
As well as working with buyers in the U.S. and Canada, they are in talks with buyers in Europe, Dubai and Greece. Venues are signing them up as vendors at outdoor events such as concerts, festivals and fairs. Their website, earthfriendlyicewater.com has been very busy with Earth Day approaching. They will be a vendor at the Go Green Expo, sponsored by The New York Post in New York later this month. Anderson and DeSylva can be contacted through their website.
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