In 2008, I threw all of my firstborn's baby bottles away. Well, actually I recycled them, but away they went. He was only 1 at the time, we planned to have more children (and subsequently did), but we'd have to start anew on the baby bottle front because the ones I had had Bisphenol A (BPA) in them and I didn't think they were safe for him to use.
A few people thought I was crazy at the time. After all, the FDA had just made a statement that they believed BPA, a common food additive and plasticizer, was safe, after several government reports were published questioning its safety. However, into the recycling bin they went, along with all other water bottles and food canisters that had BPA in them that were filling my cupboards. Fast forward to 2010 and earlier this month, the FDA recanted their original claim and now states that BPA is not safe for consumption. Unfortunately, 93 percent of Americans tested had BPA in their urine with formula feeding infants among the most in danger.
Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor, a synthetic estrogen, may be a cause for obesity and diabetes and affects one's thyroid detrimentally. New research has linked BPA with heart disease in adults, breast and prostate cancers and interference with brain cell connections vital to memory, learning and mood.
Not only that, but BPA in the environment interferes with soil's ability to absorb nitrogen, one of the leading elements needed to produce healthy crops and plants.
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Great article and the information about the canning lids was so helpful. I'm only canning chicken stock right now, but I'm going to start tracking down non-BPA lids made in the US for this summer's canning.
This is a great article. They have talked more about this on CNN. We breastfeed so do not have to worry about BPA as of now. All sippy cups in our house are BPA free! It can cause brain damage and numerous other problems!
you can actually exchange BPA bottles for credit at toys r us/babies r us. not as much credit as it would take to buy the pricer BPA-free kind, but still good! we did that after our firstborn.
there is no #7 recycling here, so i haven't known quite what to do with old nalgenes. i feel bad giving them away.
it's awful that BPA is in the lining of canned goods--i do hope the govt steps in to ban it.
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