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FAQ: BPA in High Chair Trays

Posted on: Apr 30, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, FAQ | 10 Comments

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Dear Safe Mama, What about my child’s high chair trays? He eats off of it… does it have BPA? Phthalates? The plague? Help! We’ve been asked a few times what materials high chairs are made of. The focus of all the BPA attention in the news and online has been on bottles and formula. Now [...]

ZAK! Designs BPA free.

Posted on: Apr 29, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A | 1 Comment

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I’ve seen the character dishware sets in my local grocery store and Babies R Us and I’m sure you have too. I made a mental note to check them out, and then saw something sparkly and completely forgot about it. A quick check on google to see if I could find anything on them, turned [...]

FDA reconsidering the safety of BPA

Posted on: Apr 28, 2008

Filed Under Articles, Bisphenol-A | 4 Comments

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No doubt if you’re living in the US, you’re frustrated by the fact that companies hide behind the FDA’s stance on BPA being safe. But the FDA is taking another look at the safety of Bisphenol-A. The FDA isn’t recommending people stop using BPA, says Laura Tarantino, director of the FDA’s Office of Food Additive [...]

Protecting your child from lead poisoning.

Posted on: Apr 26, 2008

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With so many recalls of toys last year, the awareness of paint containing lead has never been higher. And the worry doesn’t stop at just toys. There are lots of places where children can be exposed to lead. Having grown up in a new home myself and now living in a new(er) home with my [...]

Contact the Manufacturer!

Posted on: Apr 25, 2008

Filed Under Product Safety | 2 Comments

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One of the most frustrating things about all of this unsafe plastic business, is that sometimes there’s just no real clear answer. So the only thing to do, is to contact the manufacturer directly and ask them. We encourage people to call the manufacturer more often than not, because if we don’t know the answer, [...]

Avent Launching BPA Free Bottle Summer of 08

Posted on: Apr 25, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A | 2 Comments

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One of my favorite blogs Z Recommends posted yesterday that Phillips Avent will be launching a BPA Free reusable plastic baby bottle this summer (2008). From Zrecs: The bottle will compete directly with the company’s current “Airflex” model, a polycarbonate bottle sold widely in drugstores, department stores, and online. The new bottle, which will be [...]

Product Review: Bambu Dishware

Posted on: Apr 23, 2008

Filed Under Eco-Mama, Green Mama | 3 Comments

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All this BPA news is a real downer, so I thought, in light of it being Earth Week and all, I’d do something more fun and review some really cute earth friendly dishware I recently bought. As we all know, or may have read, products made of bamboo are a sustainable and earth friendly alternative [...]

Safe Mama Review: Pit Putty

Posted on: Apr 23, 2008

Filed Under Green Mama, paraben free, Product Reviews, Skin Care | 7 Comments

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With everything going on in the news, I haven’t had much in the way of time to post a review, and generally, I’d say this is a good thing as news is what keeps us going around here, but this review is one that I’ve been been pretty excited about. I know you’re probably thinking: [...]

Toys R Us Going BPA Free by End of 2008

Posted on: Apr 22, 2008

Filed Under Articles, Bisphenol-A | 7 Comments

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The toy monster Toys R Us said Monday they’ll be phasing out all baby bottles and feeding products containing Bisphenol-a by the end of the year. This is nothing short of good news that chain stores are taking this seriously. From a Washington Post article: Statement by Toys R Us spokesman Bob Friedland “Toys”R”Us, Inc. [...]

Rubbermaid Lists BPA Free Products

Posted on: Apr 20, 2008

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Our friends at The Soft Landing pointed out this week that the folks at Rubbermaid have provided a very helpful list of their BPA Free products along with a photo of every item. Handy! As with many companies, they still stand behind the safety of BPA but are making sure customers have the information they [...]