Here is the URC Statement on the PET Bottle Issue

The use of PET bottles for cold and hot-fill food and beverages has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) as well as the European Food Safety Authority. Universal Robina Corporation has adopted this innovative packaging for its C2 tea drinks. In doing so, URC strictly adheres to the conditions of use for PET bottles, as set forth by the food and drug organizations of both the United States and Europe.

C2 manufactures its bottles only from virgin materials. It is perfectly safe for a consumer to re-use a C2 (PET) bottle as long as it has not been used earlier to store harmful chemicals, and full sanitation is applied prior to the next usage occasion.

We have full confidence in the safety of our PET bottles, knowing it has the stamp of approval by international food and drug organizations, and that millions of people around the world use the same type of bottle C2 uses to enjoy their beverages every day.

The text and email messages saying that C2’s use of PET bottles is dangerous to the health are totally false. Judging from its content, we now believe that these were circulated with the malicious intent of destroying the reputation of a product that is now being enjoyed by millions of consumers nationwide.

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