BPA Free cans of formula?
ByJust a curious question- Does anyone know which formulas are ones that are free of BPA in the liner?
And does the formula container with BPA really affect the formula if it is warmed up in a BPA Free Bottle? Because if it does then doesn’t that defeat the purpose of our BPA Free bottles?
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3 Comments
April 15th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
All I know is that if the plastic has a 7 with the triangle recycle logo, it DOES have BPA.
Actually bird…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A
Scroll down to “identification in plastics”
Plus I heard this on our local news station. Please research before giving misinformation. I don’t know if I trust a local call center person to give me accurate information about the product they are trying to sell. It is true it is for “other” plastics, but I am unsure as to whether any company can tell you with complete certainty that something is BPA free… especially when it has “other” in it.
April 15th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
From what I understand, BPA is in the white plastic-looking lining of canned goods. Check out your beans, tomatoes, or apple juice and if you see that lining I described, chances are good it contains BPA. You can rinse your beans. You can’t rinse your apple juice.
Liquid baby formula is most likely in cans that have a lining containing BPA. From what I’ve read, the amount in the can linings is less than in plastic bottles containing BPA. No one really knows how much is too much.
Powdered baby formula cans do not have the BPA as they don’t need that special water-tight lining.
Therefore, it makes sense to use powdered formula and BPA-free bottles to reduce your exposure to BPA.
April 15th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Actually, nothingconstant, that’s not true at all.
The number seven recycle sign just means that it’s a mixed plastic.
I know this because I’d read the same thing a couple of weekends ago in Redbook. I figured we were safe with my seven month old – we only use Playtex nursers, and all of her bowls are fine. Until the one night she finished eating her Gerber sweet potatoes, and I flipped the container over and saw the dreaded number seven.
I called them up, and asked them about it. They assured my their containers are, indeed, BPA-free, and even sent me some coupons for calling in.
That being said, I have never heard of any formula containers having BPA in them; aren’t all of them, with the exception of the new Similac container, just compressed cardboard?
EDIT: So you’re telling me that Gerber lied? You really think they’d set themselves up for a lawsuit like that?