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Lillybetts 
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 10:21am |
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I found this and it's quite alarming. In no way is it against formular or bottle feeding. It's highlighting the BPA in bottles and baby cutlery! I was shocked and quite frankly scared. I'll be going through all my bottles and spoons to see if their BPA free.
Sorry if this was already posted, but feel the need to get it out there!
I posted in pregnancy so you are informed before you buy bottles
http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/8257129/the-toxic-truth
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RicKer
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 10:42am |
I only shop for BPA free but i never knew it was that bad! So glad i went with my gut and stayed clear!
ETA: Oh wow, after watching the video i'm going to be more careful 
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 1:01pm |
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Yes it's defenetly alarming! Appariently there are traces of it in baby food jars and cans..
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 1:23pm |
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When I was buying Lily some bottles and stuff before I had her I saw a lot of things were BPA Free, I just asked the shop assistant and she explained it and we decided to go with the BPA free. Most of the plastic stuff I have anyway is BPA free and all off her stuff is BPA free too.
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 1:29pm |
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I hate the fact that we can buy BPA free bottles and stuff but when it is in places like the inside of cans of food that is when it is harder to avoid.
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Lillybetts
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 1:34pm |
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Yeah I agree Bizzy. It makes it hard to stay away from it. We cook all her food anyway. But the odd time we do give her jar stuff. No more - unless it's BPA free. I rung tupperwear and could NOT get a straight answer! She said she will email me details, but wouldn't say yes or no to having BPA. So I'm trying a different number! We have heaps of tupperwear - and store my DD's food in it. So will get on to that and post my findings. Also, are all nuby's products BPA free? I threw out the packaging to my formular dispenser and can't find if it is online. And they don't have a nz number!!
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 1:46pm |
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Hey folks, first a disclaimer: I'm an organic chemist, so I know a little bit about BPA, although I'm not a expert...
The BPA in plastics can leach out when in contact with wet food (so dry formula is really not an issue), and generally more acidic products will leach higher amounts of BPA, so things containing tomatoes and apples, for example, would leach more than say pureed carrot... Time is also a factor, so the longer a food is in contact with a plastic container, the more BPA can leach. And finally heat, particularly if you microwave stuff in plastic containers that can increase the amount of leaching.
So basically, if you just use a container for holding a few chopped veges or pieces of fruit for a couple of hours, there will be minimal BPA leached, compared with (for example) storing tomato soup for a couple of days and then reheating it in the microwave.
Another point is that BPA is not the only chemical which is an oestrogen mimic - there are hundreds of them. However, the overall body of evidence about these compounds (including BPA) is still inconclusive, although there is enough evidence for concern - we just don't know how concerned we should be!
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 2:07pm |
 karenb_chch wrote:
Hey folks, first a disclaimer: I'm an organic chemist, so I know a little bit about BPA, although I'm not a expert...
The BPA in plastics can leach out when in contact with wet food (so dry formula is really not an issue), and generally more acidic products will leach higher amounts of BPA, so things containing tomatoes and apples, for example, would leach more than say pureed carrot... Time is also a factor, so the longer a food is in contact with a plastic container, the more BPA can leach. And finally heat, particularly if you microwave stuff in plastic containers that can increase the amount of leaching.
So basically, if you just use a container for holding a few chopped veges or pieces of fruit for a couple of hours, there will be minimal BPA leached, compared with (for example) storing tomato soup for a couple of days and then reheating it in the microwave.
Another point is that BPA is not the only chemical which is an oestrogen mimic - there are hundreds of them. However, the overall body of evidence about these compounds (including BPA) is still inconclusive, although there is enough evidence for concern - we just don't know how concerned we should be! |
Thanks for that :)
I'm tossing up whether to go out and buy a glass plate for my DD - as I heat up her food in her little plastic bowl. No more though. One more thing - can babies eat cold food? Like do I have to heat up the apple or pumpkin? She will eat it cold no probs- but is it ok for their tums?
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 2:59pm |
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Yes, its fine for them. I mean, I'd happily eat cold stewed apple, or have a cold mince sandwich, so no reason why a baby shouldn't.
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 3:02pm |
Hopes wrote:
Yes, its fine for them. I mean, I'd happily eat cold stewed apple, or have a cold mince sandwich, so no reason why a baby shouldn't. |
Thanks :)
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 6:48pm |
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They can have their food hot, cold, warm... Just like us!
Normally, some or most things these days say if they are BPA free. Just had a look through our cupboard and a few of the Klipit containers I have from years ago (10 ish years) have BPA free on them. It's probably not a requirement for them to say whether it is BPA free or not.
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 7:54pm |
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So all number 5 (or PP) is ok? And never has traces of BPA in it?
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PLEASE READ - BPA topic
