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Bye-Bye BPA?

Last fall we saw a lot of confusion and concern over the chemical BPA, its inclusion in plastic items like baby bottles and other children's products and the FDA's conflicting advice about its safety. Last week the largest manufacturers of baby bottles in the US announced that they will stop selling bottles that contain bisphenol-A, a chemical that is used to harden plastics. Our Expecting Club and Playgroup moms react to the news:

"I've noticed many bottles stamped BPA free. There also seems to be a LOT of glass bottles out that I don't remember seeing before." -- gapeachpc
"Last year when the scandal came out a lot of companies were super fast to respond to the new demand for the BPA-free bottles. Babies R Us wouldn't even carry bottles that contained it. I think it's great that companies are really taking stuff like this seriously." -- eeyorezchick

"I wonder if other brands in other countries will follow as well. I was in Switzerland last July and watching a consumer rights show and there was something about baby bottles, and not a SINGLE one available on the market in Switzerland is Bisphenol free! The only one that passed the test were glass bottles but glass isn't always convenient to carry around." -- cynhaller

"With my daughter there was no mention about BPA, so we have regular Avent bottles. But that was 2 1/2 years ago and I personally feel better with the BPA-free bottles. I just don't want to take any chances." -- laurspt01

Some moms, though, are wondering how we've survived so far using plastics with the now-verboten chemical. Are we being overly-cautious or better safe than sorry? Sound off here and let us know how concerned you are about plastics and chemicals in your home.

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3 Comments

Michelle said:

I have nothing but Avent Bottles but mine are from 2006, so I know they contain BPA, and I would love to have BPA free bottles but those bottles cost too much to have to replace them all. I also take into consideration my daughter used these bottles, and this next baby isn't any more special than her so why not just use the same bottles? Also BPA has been in these bottles for a long time now, and we're all fine. So sure it would be nice, but unless Avent is going to replace all the ones I have, I'll stick with the ones I got.

March 9, 2009 3:10 PM

Amanda said:

As to anyone who responds to improvements in environmental health safety (such as eliminating potentially harmful chemicals from baby items) with "we survived" using this or that...are you also the same people who wonder aloud "I wonder why we have increased levels of cancer, autism, and other illnesses?". Aren't we better off being safe than sorry, and doing everything we can to remove potentially harmful substances from our children's lives?

March 10, 2009 12:22 AM

louda said:

what about chicco products?

March 14, 2009 8:02 AM