Can drinking out of a plastic water bottle cause cancer?

There is no convincing scientific evidence to suggest that plastic bottles could cause cancer. ... What research has been done? Most of the concerns about plastic bottles and containers focus on whether chemicals inside the plastic can move out into food or drink. read more

Drinking water from plastic bottles can also have negative effects on our health. Most plastic bottles are made up of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical that is helpful to make the plastic hard and clear. Over a period of time, the BPA may leach into the contents of a bottle. read more

A 2007 version of the email quotes an unidentified doctor as saying women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car because the heat and the plastic of the bottle have certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. read more