Nalgene
Nalgene is a plastic bottle brand, full stop. The classic Wide Mouth and Narrow Mouth bottles are molded entirely from Eastman Tritan copolyester - body, threads, and cap - so the entire bottle is in the water path. After the BPA scare, Nalgene rebuilt its image around "BPA-free" Tritan, but that describes one omitted chemical, not the absence of plastic. They do sell a stainless steel line, but the brand's identity and bestsellers are plastic.
How clear are their specs?
Nalgene names the exact plastic (Eastman Tritan copolyester) and is open that the bottles are plastic; the "BPA-free" framing is the only spin.
Lead testing disclosure
No dedicated lead/cadmium testing page or lab report found on Nalgene's own site. Nalgene and Tritan-maker Eastman publish safety testing pages, but these focus on BPA/BPS and estrogenic/androgenic activity for the plastic resin - not lead or cadmium specifically, which is a lower-risk concern for a Tritan plastic bottle than for metal or ceramic products. No named lab or numbers tied to heavy metals were found.
- manufacturer https://www.eastman.com/en/products/brands/tritan/about/safety/testing Eastman's Tritan safety testing page covers BPA/BPS/EA/AA, not lead or cadmium
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