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Why did Vitamix decide to replace the polycarbonate container?

April 26, 2017container decide polycarbonate replace vitamix

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Why did Vitamix decide to replace the polycarbonate container?

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The Vitamix product development team has always kept up-to-date on alternative container materials and discovered that Eastman Chemical Company was developing a new material that happened to be BPA-free. Being aware of a growing controversy regarding the BPA in polycarbonate, Vitamix felt that the new Tritan™ was a wise choice for it’s toughness, increased sound damping and resistance to cracking in addition to the fact that it contained no BPA.