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Category: bpa

BornFree Introduces BPA-Free Recyclable Bottles

Posted on: Apr 28, 2009

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BornFree™ was one of the first companies to start producing baby bottles made of BPA Free plastic back when some of us hadn’t even heard of Bisphenol-A. They are constantly taking the next positive step in baby care items and in the past year have expanded to things like stainless water bottles and pacifiers. BornFree™ [...]

Long Island’s Suffolk County 1st to Ban BPA in Children’s Products

Posted on: Apr 3, 2009

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I’m so proud. The county I grew up in is the first county in the country to put a ban on BPA in childrens products. Considering Suffolk County has one of the highest cancer rates in the country, this is something they didn’t want to fool around with I suppose. Take no chances as I [...]

BPA In Soft Drink Cans

Posted on: Mar 16, 2009

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This is something we’ve known about and mentioned a while back, but when it comes to BPA, sometimes, it just bears repeating. Yes, there is BPA in those soft drink cans you may have been chugging. Energy drinks, sodas, those cans of Ensure you might be downing in place of a meal, all cans [...]

BPA Banned in New York’s Suffolk County

Posted on: Mar 5, 2009

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I just saw this once I had a chance to sit down and catch up on some news reading. The Associated Press reported that lawmakers in Long Islands Suffolk County have voted on approving a ban on baby products containing BPA: GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in a Long Island county have voted to [...]

SafeMama Had A Dream

Posted on: Mar 5, 2009

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I was browsing through a Babies R Us catalog that came in with the mail this morning over breakfast. I turned to a page advertising baby bottles and splashed big across the top of the page it said BPA FREE! I had a little moment and I wanted to share it here. A little over [...]

End of the Week Link Roundup

Posted on: Feb 13, 2009

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Hi SafeParents! It’s been a busy week around here but we’re working on some new items that will hopefully be of some good use. In the meantime I wanted to share a few great links to fellow blogs that have done some really important and/or entertaining writing in the last week. Z Recommends – BPA, [...]

Dear SafeMama: Humidifier Edition

Posted on: Feb 4, 2009

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Hello, I’m looking for a warm-mist humidifier for my daughter’s room and am wondering if you know anything about them containing BPA. Some of the water resevoirs are hard, clear plastic and since the water is heated, I’m concerned about spewing BPA filled water into the air as she sleeps! Any suggestions? I’ve sat on [...]

News: BPA stays in body longer than once thought

Posted on: Jan 29, 2009

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As if there weren’t enough issues regarding BPA, a new study has shown that BPA lingers longer in the body than they once thought: “What this study shows is that either we are getting exposed to a lot more BPA than we thought, or it’s hanging around longer than we thought, or both,” said lead [...]

FDA to continue to study BPA

Posted on: Dec 17, 2008

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After a year of nothing but controversy for the FDA regarding it’s (in)decision about BPA, they’ve stated that while they won’t change their decision about its safety, they will continue to “study” the chemical over the next several years: The FDA has maintained that BPA is safe, relying largely on two studies that were funded [...]

Bright Starts Drops the Ball On BPA

Posted on: Dec 2, 2008

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We got an inquiry a bit ago from a reader who got some conflicting information about a teether made by Bright Starts. So we turned to Alicia from The Soft Landing who has her thumb on the pulse of non-toxic baby gear. She did some digging and apparently found out that the information we’d all [...]

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