Microwave Sterilizing gone wrong.. Melted plastic.. Can BPA be airborne inside and ruin everything inside?
ByOk I think I went a little overboard with sterilizing. I started to sterilize everything. I put 1 glass bottle, with our avent cleaning brush and our plastic bottle drying rack in the microwave sterilizer at the same time.
When it finihsed I realized that the avent brush kinda melted(the brissles), and the drying rack didn’t melt but it was deformed.
I was wondering will the melted plastic brush’s brissles BPA ruin my glass bottle/nipple/neck/lid I had inside the microwave sterilizer.
My main question is will the escaped BPA transfer into the everything eles? can bpa be airborne?
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3 Comments
April 28th, 2010 at 5:26 am
I don’t think so. With all the hype about it, you’d think that would have come up. As far as I know, it leaches into liquids when heated. I would wash the glass really well, and anything else that didn’t melt. Really, really well.
April 28th, 2010 at 6:05 am
No BPA is not airborne. You are okay. There’s not to much worry about with BPA. You are drinking it anytime you drink out of a plastic container from the grocery store (anything lower than plastic number 5). A lot of baby shampoos have it in there also. They have done studies in the US with it and have found no issues with it.
April 28th, 2010 at 6:20 am
Hi,
No, BPA will not contaminate your other parts. No need to throw out you equipment. The BPA molecule is a “heavy” one and won’t form a mist, it will degrade before that point. Just give your microwave a good wipe-down to get rid of any residue.
If you still want to be extra sure about the BPA there’s a simple test you can do at home – see the link I posted under sources.
Keep safe,
Ron Novik
(M.Sc. Chemistry)