On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 20:53:46 -0400, [email protected] wrote: >From: >http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/consumer072700.asp > >"Waters bottled in a clear, strong plastic called polyethylene >terephthalate (PET or PETE, for short) generally tasted better than >those bottled in HDPE, the cheaper, high-density polyethylene that is >the opaque, flexible material of milk containers. That was true even >within the same brand: One spring water we tested was very good when >bottled in PET, which imparted a hint of sweet, fruity plastic, but >was merely fair when bottled in HDPE, which made it taste a bit like >melted plastic."
Wow, someone's got a really well developed sense of taste. But ... I agree (somewhat) with the opinion -- PETE's better for storing potable liquids than HDPE (but both are better than any other plastic). -- Dean -- from (almost) Des Moines -- KB0ZDF -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
