Is the paint on the SIGG bottles safe?
On October 4th, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the recall of thousands of aluminum water bottles manufactured in China. The Commission took this action because these Chinese-made water bottles (deceptively branded as “Alpine Design”) contained excessive amounts of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Since then, a few consumers have contacted SIGG Switzerland to ensure the safety of SIGG water bottles. I am pleased to report that SIGG Switzerland utilizes only foodgrade, 100% safe paint in the manufacturing of our water bottles. SIGG bottles absolutely do not contain any of the following harmful ingredients: antimony, arsenic, soluble barium, lead, cadmium, mercury and selenium. The paints used to decorate SIGG products are completely safe and in compliance with ASTM F963-2007. As products like SIGG gain national media attention and increased sales, it’s very typical that lower priced, lower quality imitations hit the market. To assure that you are g
