"You aren't likely to have any problems from PET or HDPE nowadays though...plastics have come a long way."

That's what they are saying right now. But, later.............

Somehow I've seen this play out several times over. I remember the mosquito foggers at campgrounds, in which DDT was used. The kids would follow behind the truck running through the smoke. I recall my parents being wise enough to not allow us to go near the trucks when they sprayed. We all know the story of DDT. I come to believe that any petroleum derivative is toxic. Even the crude oil coming out of the ground in my mond is like the residue from the bowel movement of a living earth.