Fred Vom Saal’s Test Results Found BPA Leaching From SIGG’s Old Bottles

In a shocking interview released today, Fred Vom Saal, professor of biology at the Universty of Missouri, told The Star that he believes the company-sponsored test of the SIGG metal bottles was a sham. That test measured the presence of the toxic chemical in parts per billion, he said, while the current standard is parts per trillion – one thousand [...]

Swap Your Aluminum SIGG for a Stainless Steel Bottle

I think we’ve just experienced the greatest greenwashing this side of the moon.  SIGG’s laid-back announcement about the “mere presence of BPA” in the lining of their pre-August 2008 aluminum bottles has generated a firestorm – and it’s not all on the consumer side of things either.  Now the big question is, will SIGG be [...]

The Story of SIGG: Proprietary vs. Transparency

Our experience with SIGG has made for an interesting story.  This month we were finally able to read the last chapter – and the ending was just as we thought it would be. Back in 2006 when The Soft Landing was just being hatched and I had begun to search for BPA-free alternatives, SIGG was one of three major metal water bottle brands.  They promoted their products to me, [...]