Plastic baby bottles (again)

We've posted concerns about possible health effects from BPA (bisphenol A) on our blog before, but the National Toxicology Program reaffirmed these concerns this week. The program, which reviewed the existing scientific literature, commented that there may be adverse effects, particularly in infants who are exposed to BPA.

So, if you are in the market for baby bottles and want to limit your child's BPA exposure, choose drop in liner systems, glass bottles, or frosted plastic baby bottles.

Comments

[amanda]

I know we shuold avoid bottles with recycle #7, but what about plastics with no number or #1 and 6? What about utensils?

[Denise]

The concern here is polycarbonate bottles (which often have a #7 on their recycling label). The #1 plastic is used in disposable water bottles which should be used once and then thrown away! #6 are Polystyrene, disposable take away containers for example. Again, these should be used once and then thrown away!

Denise
BABY 411

[Jennifer]

Do you think this is a reliable site for information about which products contain BPA. Seems like a lot of info, but I never know what to trust on the web.
http://zrecs.blogspot.com/

[rxgal74]

What about the stuff I am seeing about BPA in ready-to-feed infant formulas?

[Amie]

Is the "Avent Naturally" 8 oz disposable/reuseable bottle system BPA free? The bases have the number 5 on them.