Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Bottle/Sippy Recall Stressing me out!

Ok so the other night, I was watching the news here and happend to catch a segment on a recall that would soon be taking place on bottles and sippie cups. Due to a chemical in hard plastics called BPA there are many long term effects on our children that we are unaware of, one being multiple forms of cancer. So I threw out our unsafe sippy cups, however my youngest is super fussy and I am having a hard time finding a safe sippy cup that he will actually drink out of. Argh. Anyways here is one of the articals that explains it most clear and straight to the point. I copied it from one of the links on my page under "Things that concern me" Just for you moms that might be interested.
From Article:

Bisphenol A manufacturers have said the trace amount leaching into food and beverages isn’t dangerous to people because it’s quickly metabolized into a form that loses its ability to act like a female sex hormone.
While the authors of the new assessment agreed that people break down some of the bisphenol A they absorb, they said since so many plastics and other products containing it are in use that “virtually everybody” in developed countries has chronic, low-level exposure to the chemical and measurable amounts of its biologically active version.
Typical readings are about two parts per billion in blood. Although this is an extremely small amount, hormones are active at this level, and at even lower concentrations.
Based on the amounts being found in people and what is known about the metabolism of bisphenol A from animal experiments, it also appears that human exposures are above the current U.S. safety limit, according to the assessment.
Another study done by the Environment California Research and Policy Center tested 5 popular baby bottles: Avent, Dr. Brown’s Evenflo, Gerber, and Playtex. ALL were shown to have unsafe levels of Bisphenol A. Sadly this is how many are starting out life for their precious babies…giving them toxic chemicals inadvertently. And to make matters even worse…if you use formula you are giving your baby a double whammy because the lining of those formula cans may very well be leaching BPA into the actual formula as well.
Many other studies have concluded the same thing BPA is unsafe. It can speed up puberty and add to weight gain, and may cause changes that can lead to breast and prostate cancer. Other studies have shown that is may cause brain damage, abnormal organ development, and hyperactivity. We must take steps to eliminate it from our lives to the extent we can. This is one BIG reason you need to store your food in glass containers and not plastic. It is also the reason you need to find safer alternatives for baby bottles and sippy cups.
Hope this is helpful if you are interested.

2 comments:

Krista said...

So what the heck are we supposed to give them to drink out of? Glass bottles or cups? I don't know about you, but the way Tui drops his sippy, we will be going to the Er to remove glass from all of our feet.

recallking said...

Bottles with the # 7 in a triangle are being STUDIED. Several studies in fact.

There has not been an OFFICIAL recall, but people are being warned of the effects.

I would still be very concerned, as bottles are not the only issue.

To become better aware of recalls, there is no better source than http://www.totalrecallinfo.com

Take care.

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