Polycarbonate baby bottles
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Topic: Polycarbonate baby bottles
Posted By: BellaBoo
Subject: Polycarbonate baby bottles
Date Posted: 20 April 2008 at 8:23pm
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Did anyone see this on the news? I am taking no chances and buying new bottles. Anyone know the safe brands?
For those that didnt see it Canada has banned polyc bottles as they leach Bisphenol A into the bottles contents. A study has shown that this can cause cancer and affect hormones. The following was taken from a website: Exposure to Bisphenol A is Widespread Bisphenol A is most commonly used to make clear polycarbonate plastic for consumer products, such as baby bottles. Through use, this plastic breaks down and leaches bisphenol A into liquids and food to which it comes into contact. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found bisphenol A in the urine of over 95% of people they tested. Alarmingly, the median level of bisphenol A in humans is higher than the level that causes adverse effects in animal studies. ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 20 April 2008 at 8:27pm
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I saw the post in the news section, don't watch the news now, but everything these days is meant to cause cancer. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 20 April 2008 at 8:31pm
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Oh yes I just saw it in that thread after I posted here. Sorry.
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 20 April 2008 at 8:46pm
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after replying on the other thread i thought about it... its actually been around (the story) for ages I first heard abtou it about 6 months ago not sure why it took this long to be told.. I m not sure what i think about it really.. i want some proof and some stats etc(!! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 20 April 2008 at 8:49pm
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I am sure that I had heard it before too but now that Canada has banned them I think maybe it could be more serious.
If there is anything I can do to possibly reduce the chance of cancer then I am going to do it. Such a small price to pay. JMHO ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 20 April 2008 at 8:54pm
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You can buy bottles that don't have Bisphenol A, I only think it's overseas though.
I'm not going to panic over it. I'll keep using the bottles that we use for now. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 20 April 2008 at 9:47pm
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You can get glass evenflo bottles from baby universe and Nature baby sell some as well. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 20 April 2008 at 10:26pm
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Can you microwave sterilise glass ones tho? -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 20 April 2008 at 10:33pm
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Hmm good point - I don't know.
I must admit I'm sticking to the plastic evil ones myself.  -------------
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 7:15am
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If I ever had to use bottles again I'd be using glass anyway. They're easier to clean/sterilise than plastic, and they last heaps longer! (and they're really not *that* much more expensive than the good plastic ones) -------------  
 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 7:48am
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arent they heavy? if all this stuff is true why are we still allowed them? is there proven studies... i totally understand what you mean of course any risk isnt a risk worth taking but i just wonder if its all really true thats all.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 8:25am
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first off it affects more than just baby bottles...
eg - my pump bottle today is one....it has the symbol with a number 7 in middle on bottom....how many of us drink out of those!!!!! 
If you are really worried there is a fantastic system we used in usa which uses bags for the milk and they sit in a plasti type outer bottle...not widely avail here but baby city stock them....I was going to use them but then saw how frequently they ran out of stock and thought better of it....I know I would run out of the bags too often. They are good tho...weird but work! |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 8:35am
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I knew there was a reason I was too lazy to heat up Tom's milk Apparently heating increases the risk of the chemical leeching out!
I think it needs to be put in perspective as there are lots of other things we do that probably increase the risk of cancer. I liked the sound of glass bottles due to their durability....bummer they arent easily recycled these days...whats with that? |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 8:44am
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I have some of those bottles Bombshell - Playtex ones. Mum bought a whole lot back from the States for me, but I didnt like chucking out little plastic liners all the time. I was already thinking about glass bottles, but wasnt sure if you could microwave sterilise. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 8:50am
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i used bfree bottles with Rhiannon, only place i found then was a chemist, and at $20 a bottle they are really expensive ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 9:50pm
| yeah aimee those are the ones....but it is a disposable bag thing so def filling up landfills! LOL!!!! very cheap feeding system in usa...not so cheap to do here tho... |
Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 10:21pm
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ive always been a fan of NUK products, there not cheap either and thereve all got the "7" on them
they do make glass ones too but not in the wide neck range. hopefully by the time our kids are older no one will die from cancer anymore. computer screens are ment to cause cancer too , and coffee, and cell phones lol ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: KABJ99
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 12:32pm
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Some interesting information on Polycarbonate and PET Water Bottles here - not just all the media hype
http://www.plastics.org.nz/page.asp?id=6&newsid=284 - http://www.plastics.org.nz/page.asp?id=6&newsid=284 ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 12:47pm
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just giong to read that but i think my bottles have a 2..is it only bottles with number 7..i have tommee tippee ones.. and i cant give him his milk cold.. :( just checked they all have 2 on them ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: KABJ99
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 3:06pm
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The site I mentioned above also has a whole lot of information on Plastics.
2 is the Plastics Identification code for HDPE (High Density Polyethylene), which is a comonly used plastic and is recyclable. It is the Number 7's which are raising some of the concerns as these are a mixture. However the 7 is the recognised symbol for all 'other' types of plastic and this includes biodegradable types of plastic so just because it has a 7 on it doesn't necessarily mean it is Polycarbonate. Found this which gives a guide to what the numbers mean http://www.plastics.org.nz/_attachments/docs/plastic-identification-code-3.pdf - http://www.plastics.org.nz/_attachments/docs/plastic-identification-code-3.pdf Check out the link to the Plastic Myths site as well assome of these are quite funny (ie the number on the bottom of the bottle indicates the number of times you can use it - ha ha ha) http://www.plasticsmythbuster.org/ - http://www.plasticsmythbuster.org/ ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lucky3rdtime
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 4:21pm
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Interesting in the first post that it mentions 95% of us have this chemical in our urine, but not 95% of us will get cancer.
We use nuk bottles here and they have a 7 on them, I thought about glass but have heard you can't microwave sterilise the bottles so flagged that idea and thought I would probably drop the bottle on the granite bench and break it too. I am not going to worry too much, man breathing in the chch winter air would probably give you cancer faster anyway. God even sleep gives you cancer these days. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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