Is drinking bottled water from the car safe to drink?.
LAREDO, Texas (KGNS) – Many of us usually head out the door with a bottle of water to stay cool during the summer temperatures and a lot of the times they end up being left in cars.
An important question is that is the water safe to drink after being left in the car for several hours?
Many might think it is unsafe to drink because of the plastic that it is in, which is made up of a chemical called BPA, but it’s actually something different.
Health officials say that when left in the car the amount of BPA that could be released from the bottle is not harmful because it is in a small does.
However, Doctor Hector Gonzalez with the Health Department says you should be concerned about bacteria that could grow inside the bottle.
Gonzalez says if it were over a long period of time like several months in very hot temperatures, then the BPA could be a bigger concern.
However, leaving the water in the car for a day or two is less likely to cause harm to the body.