What You Need to Know About BPA Baby Bottles

What You Need to Know About BPA Baby Bottles

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In 2008, moms all across Canada were startled to find that the popular maker of baby bottles, Philips Avent, had been the subject of recall discussions because of a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) that is found in plastics. Avent also makes other plastic baby-feeding products, like sippy-cups, that were called into question after the recall. While staunchly defending the safety record of products, Avent also introduced a line of BPA-free bottles later that year, and published the material make-up of their product line on their website.

Protective Custody

Since the average Mom doesn’t hold a degree in chemistry, but is one of the more protective creatures roaming the face of the Earth, Avent’s switch to Avent Pes BPA free bottles isn’t surprising. There are many other competitors in the market that were quick to jump on the BPA-free bandwagon, and had Avent done nothing, those other companies would have had a great time pointing fingers at a “pro-BPA” company.

It Didn’t Kill Us, Right?

The fact of the matter is that many plastics-producers use BPA to make the goods that wind up on our store shelves, including breast-milk bags and breast pumps. The belief is that BPA leaches from the plastic into the food or liquid that goes into a baby’s tiny, developing digestive system. Of course, plastic baby bottles have been around for decades, and no huge problems were ever known to have plagued today’s moms when they were being bottle-fed as infants, so some people may see this as much ado about nothing.

As long as the plastic bottles are not exposed to high temperatures, engineers and pediatricians say, they will not release chemicals into the food supply. However, since BPA has been blamed for all manner of medical issues. With mothers being as concerned as they’ve ever been (if not more so), many of them are switching back to the kind of bottles used before the advent of plastics – good, old-fashioned glass bottles. Safety, it seems, never goes out of style.

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