Do you try to avoid containers and canned foods with bpA?
ByI recently found out about this and am researching it. I found out bisphenol A is in canned foods and formula cans, baby bottles and sippy cups. I don’t buy canned foods, only beans but I didn’t know there were dangerous chemicals in milk containers, bottles, etc. Do you know anything about this and do you try to avoid containers that have it?
MV – can you give me more details? What have you switche dover and where have you purchased these items. Anything would help, I am trying to learn here, thanks
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January 30th, 2010 at 5:45 am
I am switching my house over to Bisphenol A free. It is taking time, but it will be worth it to us in the end.
January 30th, 2010 at 6:05 am
I’ve known about BPA for a long time. Never worried about it. For infants, I’ve always given glass bottles because I know that most moms use the microwave to heat bottles and eventually, heat breaks down ALL plastics allowing some chemicals into the food. BPA is just the current rah-rah. If you don’t heat it beyond the hot water you wash dishes with in the sink, it is a nonissue IMHO.
January 30th, 2010 at 6:59 am
Plastic food containers. Not all containers are made with BPA, but all can leach harmful chemicals when not properly used. NEVER heat food in plastic containers of any kind (this does include Styrofoam containers). Always heat food in a microwave safe container, glass is best.
BpA has been found in a lot of baby products.This is what I found out when i researched it..
The brands tested — which included Avent, Disney/The First Years, Dr. Brown’s, Evenflo, Gerber and Playtex — all leached BPA when heated.
Among U.S. bottles, Dr. Brown’s brand had the highest level of leaching while Avent brand bottles had the lowest levels.
The makers of Nestlé, Similac, Enfamil and PBM (who make store-brand formulas sold at WalMart, Target, and dozens of other retailers) all said that they use BPA in the linings of metal cans holding liquid formula.
Powdered formulas are a better choice. The calculations indicate that babies fed reconstituted powdered formula likely receive 8 to 20 times less BPA than those fed liquid formula from a metal can.
Here’s a site for a guide to Baby Safe Formula and Bottles:
http://www.ewg.org/babysafe
A newer option for those that still opt for plastic baby bottles but BPA free is the Green to Grow baby bottle. They are free of phthalates, bisphenol A, lead, and PVC and they are quite reasonable in price.
Other options in glass and/or BPA free plastic baby bottles: Nuby non-toxic, BPA free bottle | Medela | Born Free | Evenflo Classic Glass Bottles
And the BPA free sippy cups: Sigg Baby Water Bottle | Klean Kanteen Sippy Bottle | Thermos Foogo Sippy Cup | Born Free Sippy Cup
This is a site with information on most baby bottles brands and tells which are or are NOT safe:
http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2007/07/z-report-bisphenol-in-polycarbonate.html
There are 7 types of plastic. Look under most plastic products and in the recycle symbol, there should be a number that indicates the type of plastic it is made from. Numbers 5, 4, 1 and 2 are safe for food. 3, 6 and 7 are not, with 7 being BPA. Oh, BTW, Did you know that GERBER Puffs /a very popular snack for most babies/ has 7 on the bottom of the container???
Here is a good web site that explains all about the different types of plastics.
Good Luck!!
http://www.healthobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=77083