Can the mold from a water bottle harm you?

[Zen]

We played with men, and you know how they are when it came to cleanliness...especially their hockey gear

and I'm still alive

Albeit a little itchy

[smilingcat]

My newphew got sick drinking stale water out of his moldy water bottle. My sister and I warned him that he WILL get sick. He learned the hard way to a point. At least, he empties out the bottle.

YES DO USE BLEACH. I also scrub out to get rid of the slime. When it comes to food and food safety, I'm a neat nut.

Smilingcat

[7rider]

A friend of mine always said..."Ya gotta eat a peck of dirt before you die."

[Geonz]

If hte nipple gets too slimy your mouth could slip and you could bite your lip... and maybe even drop the bottle...

... and who knows what else could be a-growin' there. I try to remember to shoot chlorinated water through thigns periodically.

[SouthernBelle]

FYI, my bottles go straight to the dishwasher after a ride. Bottom rack. Never had mold. Doesn't hurt them.

[DDH]

I put mine in the dishwasher to. I never heard that it would harm them. Mine seem to be okay. If I'm not fixin to do a load of dishes then I just bleach them like I said earlier. Well, I actually when I re-read, I said beach instead of bleach. I need to go fix that. LOL

[Aggie_Ama]

Gnat- I love the freebies! I used to only use Polar until I figured out they didn't seem to really hold their own against the Texas sun. I know the gas stations that will give me free ice on my preferred routes.

We throw out our bottles when they get moldy, they just never seem to get clean. This is another reason I stopped using the pricey Polar bottles. To avoid it they get rinsed with really hot water as soon as we are off the bikes.