Comments on: Bisphenol-a (BPA) Crash Course

By: Zwaggle » Water, Water, Everywhere

Zwaggle » Water, Water, Everywhere — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:17:49 +0000

[...] speaking, of course, about the whole plastic water bottle/Number 7 plastic/BPA additive/no throwing away without recycling disaster. I’m a huge advocate of drinking lots and lots of water, and, until last week, we had scads [...]

By: cheryl

cheryl — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:08:34 +0000

i as wondering about bottle and food warmers? are they made with BPA ? i currently have the avent bottle and food warmer and am wondering if i should get rid of it as i am with all their bottles and breast pump.

By: switching… « ohgracious!

switching… « ohgracious! — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:30:24 +0000

[...] sent me. and if you are unsure whether you have BPA on your baby’s bottle here’s a crash course from their site as [...]

By: Noel

Noel — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:58:15 +0000

Funny when I emailed Avent about any plans to come out with glass or BPA free bottles they replied with their standard “BPA has been proven to be safe for human use”. I hope companies start to go the way of Nalgene and realize that consumers just will no longer buy their products and maybe loss of money will influence a change.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:33:49 +0000

Yes, it’s all pretty confusing (and soooo frustrating for busy parents). Thank you for the great work you do to clarify everything!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:31:10 +0000

Thanks for mentioning that, Janelle. For the sake of “quick and dirty” I didn’t mention it, as it seems to really confuse people. But it’s worth discussing further for sure.

I’ve covered the #7 plastic topic in the past but perhaps we all need a refresher course!

By: Janelle

Janelle — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:50:47 +0000

Most Tupperware is polypropylene (#5) which is a safer plastic, but I have read that a few pieces are polycarbonate. You’re best off calling the company.

Also, FYI – just looking for the number 7 isn’t so simple anymore because it denotes the “other” category of plastic, not simply polycarbonate. It used to be mostly polycarbonate, but now many bio-plastics are labeled with the 7, as well. Again, unless it’s the 7 with the letters PC, you might want to call the manufacturer.

Apparently, we not only need better chemical regulation, we also need better labeling and full disclosure.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:49:02 +0000

Check this out: http://www.ewg.org/node/25637

By: megan

megan — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:28:34 +0000

What about the formula cans? how do we find out if that is bad?

and does anyone know about tupperware? is it safe?