Can the mold from a water bottle harm you?

[smilingcat]

I've picked up a few of the bisphenol-a free bottles and I like them a lot. They are also taste-free, which is a big plus.

Especially if you, um, accidentally forget about them and mold grows in them. Once they've been cleaned out they really truly smell/taste clean again. This is in stark contrast to all of the traditional water bottles I've used - once those pick up a mold stink/flavor, it is never gone. Yech.

Back to the OP's question... if you're not actually allergic/sensitive to mold, it probably won't cause you any harm. It's just a little grotty. *shrug*

Hi D,

Where can I get such a bottle (bisphenol-a free bottles)? What do I look for them... I think they would use some sort of acronym instead of spelling it out.

And I really do hate that plastic taste and that plastic smell of some of the bottles. For hiking I had UDT water bottles from REI. They didn't have that plastic taste nor smell.

I used to pour boilling hot water and let it set and leach out that smell and taste before I used a new bottle.

smilingcat