Tuesday, August 5, 2008

BPA In Baby Bottles - Glass Baby Bottle

Much has been mentioned of late about Canada's recent banning of toxic plastic baby feeding bottles. The ban was issued by local authorities in Canada (see what Toys R US did) due to research highlighting the dangers of a chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA). They discovered that when milk or infants/baby formula was heated in the microwave BPA was released into the milk and subsequently absorbed in the body.

This scary discovery also found that BPA actually attacked the estrogen levels in growing girls and affected puberty. BPA is an estrogen-mimicking chemical found in most plastic baby feeding bottles. This toxic compound could be potentially posing risks to the brain development of babies and young children. BPA may cause things like early puberty in girls and breast tissue in boys.


I call upon the Australian government to follow Canada's lead and ban baby feeding bottles that contain BPA. My baby, until recently, was using what I thought was a trusted brand in Avent. All the Avent baby bottle are now in the bin and we are using BPA free plastic bottles like Milk and Tickles & Green ,To Grow, and glass baby bottles too.

Andrew
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

BPA In Baby Bottles - Glass Baby Bottle

Much has been mentioned of late about Canada's recent banning of toxic plastic baby feeding bottles. The ban was issued by local authorities in Canada (see what Toys R US did) due to research highlighting the dangers of a chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA). They discovered that when milk or infants/baby formula was heated in the microwave BPA was released into the milk and subsequently absorbed in the body.

This scary discovery also found that BPA actually attacked the estrogen levels in growing girls and affected puberty. BPA is an estrogen-mimicking chemical found in most plastic baby feeding bottles. This toxic compound could be potentially posing risks to the brain development of babies and young children. BPA may cause things like early puberty in girls and breast tissue in boys.


I call upon the Australian government to follow Canada's lead and ban baby feeding bottles that contain BPA. My baby, until recently, was using what I thought was a trusted brand in Avent. All the Avent baby bottle are now in the bin and we are using BPA free plastic bottles like Milk and Tickles & Green ,To Grow, and glass baby bottles too.

Andrew
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