Fwd: How To Make Your Home BPA-Free

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We have all heard about the BPA in bottles, but I wasn't aware how bad the

BPA in canned goods is.

 

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/babydrinkingmilk.jpg>BPA

(or Bishpenol-A) is a chemical substance used to make stuff like

polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins (to line food containers) and white

dental sealants. It is also an additive in the plastics used to make some

children's toys. The bad news is that BPA has made headlines recently as it

has been linked to nasty health effects such as behavioral changes, early

puberty, reduced sperm count, breast cancer, and prostate disease. And the

really bad news is that BPA is now found in so many products that we're all

being exposed to it on a daily basis...especially our children.

 

When products made with BPA are exposed to high temperatures or hard usage,

BPA leaches out much faster (as much as 55 times faster!) than under normal

conditions. So the standard advice has been to avoid boiling liquids and

dishwashers with these products and toss them when they get nicked or

cracked.

 

 

However, new research shows that BPA has grown so common, that even the

low-dose exposure from regular use of water bottles or canned foods may

combine for detrimental health effects. In a recent survey conducted by the

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers found BPA in the

urine of 93% of participants. According to the study:

 

 

" Females had significantly higher levels of BPA in their urine than males.

Children had the highest levels, followed by teens and adults. 1

 

 

The bottom line is that BPA is bad for your health, and it is especially bad

for the developing immune systems of children. So it's a good idea to

minimize your family's exposure. That's easier said then done, unless of

course you know what to look for....so here's how to make your home

BPA-free.

 

 

BPA in Plastics

 

Baby Bottles

 

Look For: Tempered glass or opaque (cloudy) plastic bottles, such as:

 

- Adiri Natural Nurser

- BornFree bottles

- Dr. Brown's Glass Bottles

- Evenflo Classic Glass Nurser

- Gerber Plastic Pastels and Gentle Flow

- Green to Grow Bottles

- Medela bottles

- Sassy MAM Bottles

- ThinkBaby Bottles

- Wee*Go Glass Bottle by Baby Life

 

AVOID: Any other clear plastic baby bottle

 

Sippy Cups

 

Look For: Sippy cups made of stainless steel or opaque/cloudy plastic, such

as:

 

- Avent Magic Cups

- Boon Sippy

- BornFree Trainer and Drinking Cups

- Gerber Sip & Smile and Grins & Giggles Spill-Proof Cups, Easy Grip

Insulated Soft Straw Cup, and Insulated Cool Cup

- iPLay Aqua Bottle

- Kleen Kanteen

- Munchkin Cupsicle and Big Kid Sippy Cups

- Nuby: No-Spill Sports Sippers and Soft Spot Easy Grip Cups

- Playtex Coolster, Sipster, First Sipster, and Insulator

- Sassy Snack Time Infa-Trainer Cup

- SIGG Toddler Water Bottles

- The First Years Take & Toss

- Thermos Foogo Sippy Cups

- Think Baby Training Cup

 

AVOID: Sippy cups made of transparent (clear or colored) hard plastic

containers.

 

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the latest BPA-free sippy cups.

 

 

Water Bottles

 

Look For: Unlined stainless steel bottles (such as Kleen

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Wave Enviro <http://www.kedziepress.com/Results.cfm?Category=70>) or plastic

bottles labeled #1 (PET), #2 (HDPE), #4 (LDPE) or #5 (PP).

 

AVOID: Water bottles made of transparent, rigid plastic of various colors,

especially those labeled #3, #6, and #7 or " OTHER. "

 

 

BPA in Canned Foods

 

The BPA controversy has centered on water bottles, but the truth is that

canned foods may pose an even greater risk to human health. A recent study

by the Environmental Working Group found BPA in more than half of canned

food tested, at levels they call " 200 times the government's traditional

safe level of exposure for industrial chemicals. " According to the EWG:

 

 

" Of all foods tested, chicken soup, infant formula, and ravioli had BPA

levels of highest concern. Just one to three servings of foods with these

concentrations could expose a woman or child to BPA at levels that caused

serious adverse effects in animal tests. "

 

 

Look For: Minimize your exposure to BPA-laden cans by eating fresh foods

instead of canned. When you do buy prepackaged, choose glass bottles instead

of cans. And although it is new, some manufacturers are now producing BPA

free cans…read the label carefully to be sure.

 

AVOID: Steer clear of canned food altogether if you are pregnant. And of

course, breast is best for newborns, but if you do choose to use formula,

avoid canned varieties as all U.S. manufacturers use BPA-based lining on the

metal portions of their containers. Look for powdered or liquid formula in

plastic bottles instead.

 

 

BPA in Dental Sealants

 

As if you and your family didn't already have enough to worry about, new

research has found " detectable levels of BPA in the saliva of patients after

they received sealants or fillings. " As you might expect, industry experts

are divided as to whether or not the level of BPA that leaches from dental

sealants is enough to be of concern. The official line from the American

Dental Association maintains that " none of the dental sealants that carry

the ADA Seal release detectable BPA, although it must be emphasized that

there is no evidence to suggest a link between any adverse health condition

and BPA leached out of dental sealants. " Unfortunately, the ADA's definition

of " detectable " differs with other research on the low-dose health effects

of BPA. So what's a BPA-wary parent to do? Well, you can't exactly replace

your fillings as easily as you can your water bottle, and the other

mercury-laced filling options pose just as many (if not more) health risks. So

there's never been a better reason to brush, brush, brush!

 

 

1. http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/pdf/factsheet_bisphenol.pdf

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[Guest guest]

I've always used the safe kinds of baby bottles and sippy cups. Now I

need to worry about CANS??? All cans that aren't labeled " BPA free " , I

guess (which I've never seen a labeled one). You have GOT to be

kidding. *SIGH*. Nothing's safe. Marilyn

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As Joe Jackson sang: " every thing gives you cancer "

 

sahmomof8 <sahmomof8 wrote: I've always used the safe kinds of

baby bottles and sippy cups. Now I

need to worry about CANS??? All cans that aren't labeled " BPA free " , I

guess (which I've never seen a labeled one). You have GOT to be

kidding. *SIGH*. Nothing's safe. Marilyn