So, my daughter has long been away from a bottle, but now that #2 is on the way, I am reading more about BPA in baby bottles.
What is BPA? It stands for bisphenol A. Nearly all can liners contain BPA and can leak out into your food. Depending on whom you talk to, BPA is either perfectly safe or a dangerous health risk. The plastics industry says it is harmless, but a growing number of scientists are concluding, from some animal tests, that exposure to BPA in the womb raises the risk of certain cancers, hampers fertility and could contribute to childhood behavioral problems such as hyperactivity. Plastic water and baby bottles, food and beverage can linings and dental sealants are the most commonly encountered uses of this chemical. Unfortunately, it doesn’t stay put. BPA has been found to leach from bottles into babies’ milk or formula; it migrates from can liners into foods and soda and from epoxy resin-lined vats into wine; and it is found in the mouths of people who’ve recently had their teeth sealed.
So, where am I going with this post? BPA has been found in such bottles as Avent and Dr. Browns.
The Good News!
Some Babies R Us stores are taking the bottles back as long as you have all of the parts! You don’t need your receipt or boxes! Just call your local Babies R Us and see if they will take it back. Even though it isn’t an official recall, I think it’s wonderful that they are caring enough to take them back!
