Millions of Brits warned over 'hidden risk' of drinking out of plastic bottles

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Millions of Brits warned over 'hidden risk' of drinking out of plastic bottles
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Millions of Brits are trying to drink at least six to eight cups of water a day - but we should be aware of the 'hidden risks' of drinking bottled water in the sun.

Health experts have issued a warning to anyone drinking out of a plastic water bottle amid fears of the "hidden risks."

However, drinking bottled water that has been left in the sun could be doing us more harm than good. "Do not drink bottled water that has been left in the sun or a hot environment, like a car," according to Sarah Lawson, a food safety expert from Storage Box Shop. "The hotter it gets, the more the stuff in plastic can move into food or drinking water," warns Rolf Halden, director of the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute.

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