BPA Free baby Bottles and recall information in Australia

The Chemical BPA. is used to make baby plastic bottles clear, rigid and shatter proof, and does not serve any other

The Canada study looked at the manufacturers Gerber, Avent and Playtex, with Avent had the highest level of leaching; Similiarly tests were conducted in the US on baby bottles from the manufacturers; Avent, Dr. Brown, Evenflo and Disney. The Test results were similiar to that in Canada with Dr Brown bottles showing the highest concentration of bisphenol A after the bottles were heated.

‘Originally both Health Canada and the U.S. FDA concluded bisphenol A didn’t pose a risk. The FDA is now reviewing its findings after studies on mice and other animals have linked the chemical to cancer, reproductive problems, diabetes and learning development disorders.’

“16 April 2008″, The nytimes reports that the Canadian Government is ready to ban BPA being used in plastic baby bottles, as well as food and beverage containers as well as lining in food cans. It was expected that a ‘.. public announcement by Health Canada may come as early as Wednesday but could be delayed until the end of May. Canada would be the first country to make a health finding against B.P.A., which has been shown to disrupt the hormonal systems of animals. The department’s decision was first reported in The Globe and Mail, a Toronto newspaper, on Tuesday.’ reports the nytimes.
On the 18 April, Minister of Health within the Canadian Government, announced that the Government is taking action to protect the health of Canadians and the environment from another chemical of concern. Canada is the first country in the world to ‘..complete a risk assessment of bisphenol A in consultation with industry and other stakeholders, and to initiate a 60 day public comment period on whether to ban the importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles which contain bisphenol A. ‘

Suggested advice for Parents and caregivers are that:

• if you continue to use polycarbonate baby bottles Do Not put boiling water into the bottle as this will cause BPA to leach at a higher rate
• if you boil water allow it to cool down to blood temperature before putting it into the plastic bottle
• Baby bottles should not be heated in a microwave as this can lead to uneven heating

More advice is available at the Chemical substances website

A FAQ on unsafe Baby bottles and Bisphenol A (BPA) is available from the Chemical Substances website

Personally I would not be using these bottles as what parent would like to take a risk (no matter how small) of harming their child/children in 5 yrs, 10 years or even 40 yrs time to suffer from prostate cancer, breast cancer, ADHD, or even the early onset of puberty for girls. The risk is too great no matter how small and when you consider that there are alternatives available such as glass bottles and even better is breast feeding.. The latter helping to stimulate the immune system of the child, as well as promoting a closer bond to the mother.

The Fact remains that even the canadian study is old news, as the www.news-medical.net published on the 5 December 2005 the article titled “Bisphenol A (BPA) has been linked to damage in developing brain tissue” found that BPA disrupts important effects of estrogen in the developing brain.

quoting from the article BPA is known to ‘..act as an artificial estrogen, the primary hormone involved in female sexual development, BPA has already been shown to increase breast cancer cell growth, and in the January 2005 edition of the journal Cancer Research, another UC research team reported that it increased the growth of some prostate cancer cells as well….’

How can we continue to ignore this; and Why has the Australian Government not taken a stand to protect our children. Surely Corporate growth is not more important than the health of our children and the future leaders of Australia…Surely the Minister for Health and Ageing “Hon Nicola Roxon” would agree that the health of our children is vitally important..

Hon Nicola Roxon can be contacted at her Email

The original report can be found at Toxic Nation

Update 26-8-2008, Milk and Tickles have Introduced BPA free bottles.. the Bottles are colour changing so that you know exactly the right temperature of the milk.

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