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Aluminum water bottle with an internal coating of bisphenol A-based phenoxy resin. — France

A product alert identifies an aluminum water bottle with an internal bisphenol A-based phenoxy resin coating and classifies the risk as serious. Distribution is reported in France and other member countries.

An Aquafina aluminum water bottle in Hawaii.
Illustrative image: An Aquafina aluminum water bottle in Hawaii. — Tony Webster/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Categories: public-health

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
6/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
3/10

Why it matters

The alert reports a serious hazard involving a bottle distributed across multiple member countries.

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