Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by Wulfman... » Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:50 am

DreamDiver wrote:
Wulfman... wrote:...I copied and pasted that information into a Wordpad file and saved it on my computer in 2010. Unfortunately, I didn't save the source link (which I frequently do, but this time I didn't). ...
I believe it's from Wikipedia. The wording has since been edited, but the bones are fairly similar. (Wikipedia never stops changing.)
That was my thought, too. I did some of the same searches and on various word combinations in the text before giving up and posting that last night.


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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by chunkyfrog » Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:55 am

Where on my Resmed H5i dishwasher-safe tank is the plastic identification stamp supposed to be?
I have looked all over ALL the plastic parts, and I find NOTHING!
Isn't this against some law?

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by hyperlexis » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:53 am

chunkyfrog wrote:Where on my Resmed H5i dishwasher-safe tank is the plastic identification stamp supposed to be?
I have looked all over ALL the plastic parts, and I find NOTHING!
Isn't this against some law?

Not that I know of -- those codes are really per the recycling industry. To let recycling plants know what they are (which is not really possible due to the enormous volume of items -- they use high speed sorters using light refraction to separate plastics into different bins....).

My Respironics humidifier chamber doesn't have a plastics code on it either, just a date code (looks like a clock, Aug 12) and other numbers and letters (model #?)

You should really phone ResMed and ask them for the definitive info re the plastics and BPA. Please post your findings for everyone. Perhaps they switched formulas in recent years to go BPA-free.

That way it may help put this issue 'to bed'.....

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by DreamDiver » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:29 pm

hyperlexis wrote:You should really phone ResMed and ask them for the definitive info re the plastics and BPA. Please post your findings for everyone. Perhaps they switched formulas in recent years to go BPA-free.
hyperlexis, this comes across like we're school children, and you're assigning us homework. If you're that curious, shouldn't you be taking on your own assignment?

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by hyperlexis » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:02 pm

DreamDiver wrote:
hyperlexis wrote:You should really phone ResMed and ask them for the definitive info re the plastics and BPA. Please post your findings for everyone. Perhaps they switched formulas in recent years to go BPA-free.
hyperlexis, this comes across like we're school children, and you're assigning us homework. If you're that curious, shouldn't you be taking on your own assignment?

Naw see if I was still in school I would just call you a douchy dick weed to your face, because that's what you are diver.

If you took the time to read past one post, you would notice that I did call Respironics on Friday and did speak to their head of regulatory compliance, who told me that PR switched to BPA-free plastics in about 2011.

That took me about an hour to wade through PR's horrible digital operator maze and get an actual knowledgeable human being who knew about the issue on the phone.

So if you have another brand of CPAP, you can go do the legwork on your own damned time, ok? I have better things to do than do your homework for you.

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by chunkyfrog » Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:47 pm

I just retired--ain't doin' no more work, thank you!

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by archangle » Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:04 am

hyperlexis wrote:If you took the time to read past one post, you would notice that I did call Respironics on Friday and did speak to their head of regulatory compliance, who told me that PR switched to BPA-free plastics in about 2011.
Actually, you said "BPA-free polycarbonate," which doesn't exist. Polycarbonate is made from BPA. "BPA-free polycarbonate" is sort of like "hydrogen free water."

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by archangle » Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:10 am

chunkyfrog wrote:Where on my Resmed H5i dishwasher-safe tank is the plastic identification stamp supposed to be?
I have looked all over ALL the plastic parts, and I find NOTHING!
Isn't this against some law?
It appears the Resin Identification Code is usually only required on specific items like disposable drink bottles. It's a hodgepodge of state laws, so I suspect definitive answers are hard to find.

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by this-sucks » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:20 pm

omg all these hippie earth freaks

i haven't died of bapa pesticides all that crap surrounding this kind of bs like the wifes boss is into

fact not sure website or quote all this antibacterial soap and disinfectant etc are why people and kids are getting sick so often

you body has to build tolerances now days all those tolerances are gone

fake sugar killing you bpa and every other bloody thing i have enjoyed and will always microwave my plastic im not dead yet

but hey each there own have fun and watch out for black helicopters and big foot

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by Drowsy Dancer » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:04 pm

hyperlexis wrote:
DreamDiver wrote:
hyperlexis wrote:You should really phone ResMed and ask them for the definitive info re the plastics and BPA. Please post your findings for everyone. Perhaps they switched formulas in recent years to go BPA-free.
hyperlexis, this comes across like we're school children, and you're assigning us homework. If you're that curious, shouldn't you be taking on your own assignment?

Naw see if I was still in school I would just call you a douchy dick weed to your face, because that's what you are diver.

If you took the time to read past one post, you would notice that I did call Respironics on Friday and did speak to their head of regulatory compliance, who told me that PR switched to BPA-free plastics in about 2011.

That took me about an hour to wade through PR's horrible digital operator maze and get an actual knowledgeable human being who knew about the issue on the phone.

So if you have another brand of CPAP, you can go do the legwork on your own damned time, ok? I have better things to do than do your homework for you.
Here's what Resmed says: http://www.resmed.com/us/service_and_su ... c=patients

PS I don't have a Resmed machine.

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by jdm2857 » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:09 pm

this-sucks wrote:omg all these hippie earth freaks

i haven't died of bapa pesticides all that crap surrounding this kind of bs like the wifes boss is into

fact not sure website or quote all this antibacterial soap and disinfectant etc are why people and kids are getting sick so often

you body has to build tolerances now days all those tolerances are gone

fake sugar killing you bpa and every other bloody thing i have enjoyed and will always microwave my plastic im not dead yet

but hey each there own have fun and watch out for black helicopters and big foot
At least I don't have to watch out for punctuation.
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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by chunkyfrog » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:17 pm

As a guy, I'm quite certain you have never had a painful period.

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by archangle » Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:10 am

Don't get me wrong. To paraphrase Dilbert, "I think they'd kill us in our sleep and sell our organs if the return on investment was right."

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BPA in plastics is not one of the ways they're going to profit by killing us off.

There are so many REAL ways that they're risking our lives for profit. Bringing up BS things like BPA only draws attention away from the real problems. It helps the corporate criminals get away with their real safety/health/environmental crimes. It marginalizes those who point out real problems.

Go ahead and play your crazy pseudo environmentalist games. The true corporate criminals out there are laughing at you and saying "thanks."

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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by DreamStalker » Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:30 am

archangle wrote:Don't get me wrong. To paraphrase Dilbert, "I think they'd kill us in our sleep and sell our organs if the return on investment was right."

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BPA in plastics is not one of the ways they're going to profit by killing us off.

There are so many REAL ways that they're risking our lives for profit. Bringing up BS things like BPA only draws attention away from the real problems. It helps the corporate criminals get away with their real safety/health/environmental crimes. It marginalizes those who point out real problems.

Go ahead and play your crazy pseudo environmentalist games. The true corporate criminals out there are laughing at you and saying "thanks."
You mean like ...

Genetic chains: Alarming new study of Monsanto feed on pigs
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Re: Demanding BPA Free Machines. Petition Maybe?

Post by archangle » Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:06 pm

If I posted what I think about Monsanto, I'd be arrested.

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