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ambergirl · 04-23-2008, 08:30 PM

Report Shows Dangerous Chemical Can Leach From Baby Bottles
Environmentalists want bisphenol A banned from products for infants
By Amanda Gardner
Posted 2/7/08
THURSDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Environmental health organizations in the United States and Canada are calling for a ban on the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles, toddler sippy cups, water bottles and other food and beverage containers.

"This is quite concerning. All 19 polycarbonate bottles [investigated in the study] leached BPA when heated. This is clearly showing that BPA is certainly leaching from popular and common consumer products," Judith Robinson, special projects director with the Environmental Health Fund, said at a Thursday teleconference. "We're calling for an immediate moratorium on the use of BPA in all baby bottles, as well as all food and beverage containers. It's not necessary, and we're calling for an end to it immediately."

The call for a ban coincides with publication of a new study, Baby's Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching from Popular Brands of Baby Bottles, commissioned by the same group of organizations, showing that BPA leaches from popular brands of plastic baby bottles when the bottles are heated.

This study comes just days after another study found that exposing plastic bottles in general to boiling water can release BPA 55 times faster than normal.

There is concern in many quarters that BPA, an environmental estrogen, may pose some risk to development and reproduction, although it's unclear at what level that harm begins to occur.

The fear has been that exposure to BPA can cause birth defects and developmental problems. In addition, exposure to BPA has been blamed for a variety of other problems, including cancer, diabetes, obesity and attention-deficit disorder.

Dr. David Carpenter, a professor of environmental health sciences at the State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health, said BPA taken into the body before birth and in the early years of life can alter the ratio of sex hormones and affect development.

"It's absolutely obscene to use a substance that can make little boys less masculine and opens the chance that little girls will go on to develop breast cancer," he said at the teleconference.

But a representative of the plastics industry dismissed the alarm.

"There is nothing new in this report," said Steven Hentges, executive director of the American Plastics Council's Polycarbonate Business Unit. "The data that is presented has been known for years and, most importantly, data of that type has been reviewed by government agencies around the world in their comprehensive reviews on BPA and, in every case, they reach a conclusion even after considering this kind of data that polycarbonate baby bottles are safe for use."

The new report tested six major brands of plastic baby bottles available at major retailers, including Wal-Mart and Babies-R-Us, in the United States and Canada. According to the study, 95 percent of baby bottles on the market contain BPA.

The brands tested -- which included Avent, Disney/The First Years, Dr. Brown's, Evenflo, Gerber and Playtex -- all leached BPA when heated. According to the study authors, these same levels of BPA caused a range of adverse effects in laboratory animals.

Among U.S. bottles, Dr. Brown's brand had the highest level of leaching while Avent brand bottles had the lowest levels, the report said.

The report authors called for manufactures to phase out BPA and switch to safer products and urged the federal government to update regulations concerning this chemical.

More information

View the full study at babystoxicbottle.org.

Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved.

ssspert · 04-23-2008, 10:12 PM

In defense ...

BPA leahces out only if the bottles are old and heated (over cooked/boiled) too much.
Past due of being discarded.

BPA is in most anything plastic...

jessa · 04-24-2008, 10:13 AM

Our government is so unconcerned when it comes to things like this...

Like the preservative Thimerosal in vaccines. Our government has made mistake after mistake in allowing Thimerosal to stay in certain vaccines, even when autism rates increased tremendously for children born in the years most vaccines were introduced as mandatory/recommended for babies. The truth is, that, they ignore and ignore, to the point where their lacks of regulations and restrictions on chemicals like these cause so many problems that they just don't want to take the blame...

It makes me sick to think that they're knowingly letting their people be exposed to serious toxins and not doing a damn thing about it.

ambergirl · 04-24-2008, 12:35 PM

I switched to glass bottles anyway. Diabeties, cancer and obesity run in our family already. We don't need any help getting those.

adecou · 04-24-2008, 01:41 PM

I nursed for 8 months...no bottles needed. She's in sippy cup mode now, but I'm guessing plastic is plastic. I'm going to have to look into Gerber's cups (only ones she likes) and see if they are affected.

adrian · 04-26-2008, 06:57 PM

Thankfully, I never had to worry with bottles. My son breastfed.

ssspert · 04-28-2008, 11:26 AM

we used the playtex with the disposable liners.
all my kids turned out mean as hell.

adecou · 04-28-2008, 11:39 AM

same here Bert. the liners have been proven safe too, I found that much out...

ambergirl · 04-28-2008, 01:04 PM

It is in old sippy cups too. But if you bought your sippies after January of this year they should be ok.

adecou · 04-28-2008, 01:11 PM

where'd you find that Amber? I've been looking all over Gerber's website...

she's only been drinking sippies since Jan, so I guess we're good. I threw out all the boys from years ago years ago. LOL

04-23-2008, 08:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
ambergirl Band Member GCB Senior Citizen Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Escatawpa, MS Age: 29 Posts: 2,191 Rep Power: 46	read if you have babies or know of anyone who does. Report Shows Dangerous Chemical Can Leach From Baby Bottles Environmentalists want bisphenol A banned from products for infants By Amanda Gardner Posted 2/7/08 THURSDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Environmental health organizations in the United States and Canada are calling for a ban on the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles, toddler sippy cups, water bottles and other food and beverage containers. "This is quite concerning. All 19 polycarbonate bottles [investigated in the study] leached BPA when heated. This is clearly showing that BPA is certainly leaching from popular and common consumer products," Judith Robinson, special projects director with the Environmental Health Fund, said at a Thursday teleconference. "We're calling for an immediate moratorium on the use of BPA in all baby bottles, as well as all food and beverage containers. It's not necessary, and we're calling for an end to it immediately." The call for a ban coincides with publication of a new study, Baby's Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching from Popular Brands of Baby Bottles, commissioned by the same group of organizations, showing that BPA leaches from popular brands of plastic baby bottles when the bottles are heated. This study comes just days after another study found that exposing plastic bottles in general to boiling water can release BPA 55 times faster than normal. There is concern in many quarters that BPA, an environmental estrogen, may pose some risk to development and reproduction, although it's unclear at what level that harm begins to occur. The fear has been that exposure to BPA can cause birth defects and developmental problems. In addition, exposure to BPA has been blamed for a variety of other problems, including cancer, diabetes, obesity and attention-deficit disorder. Dr. David Carpenter, a professor of environmental health sciences at the State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health, said BPA taken into the body before birth and in the early years of life can alter the ratio of sex hormones and affect development. "It's absolutely obscene to use a substance that can make little boys less masculine and opens the chance that little girls will go on to develop breast cancer," he said at the teleconference. But a representative of the plastics industry dismissed the alarm. "There is nothing new in this report," said Steven Hentges, executive director of the American Plastics Council's Polycarbonate Business Unit. "The data that is presented has been known for years and, most importantly, data of that type has been reviewed by government agencies around the world in their comprehensive reviews on BPA and, in every case, they reach a conclusion even after considering this kind of data that polycarbonate baby bottles are safe for use." The new report tested six major brands of plastic baby bottles available at major retailers, including Wal-Mart and Babies-R-Us, in the United States and Canada. According to the study, 95 percent of baby bottles on the market contain BPA. The brands tested -- which included Avent, Disney/The First Years, Dr. Brown's, Evenflo, Gerber and Playtex -- all leached BPA when heated. According to the study authors, these same levels of BPA caused a range of adverse effects in laboratory animals. Among U.S. bottles, Dr. Brown's brand had the highest level of leaching while Avent brand bottles had the lowest levels, the report said. The report authors called for manufactures to phase out BPA and switch to safer products and urged the federal government to update regulations concerning this chemical. More information View the full study at babystoxicbottle.org. Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved. __________________ You've Got Questions. We've Got Ambergirl. www.myspace.com/pajamasakapj

04-23-2008, 10:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
ssspert Band Member Productive GCB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wemo Posts: 1,807 Rep Power: 12	In defense ... BPA leahces out only if the bottles are old and heated (over cooked/boiled) too much. Past due of being discarded. BPA is in most anything plastic... __________________ Straight Shots Myspace page My Myspace Bass page email ME for Straight Shot booking information. “Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.” James Dean Last edited by ssspert; 04-23-2008 at 10:14 PM.

04-24-2008, 10:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
jessa The Beast Band Whore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ocean Springs, you know, next to Biloxi Age: 21 Posts: 650 Rep Power: 12	Our government is so unconcerned when it comes to things like this... Like the preservative Thimerosal in vaccines. Our government has made mistake after mistake in allowing Thimerosal to stay in certain vaccines, even when autism rates increased tremendously for children born in the years most vaccines were introduced as mandatory/recommended for babies. The truth is, that, they ignore and ignore, to the point where their lacks of regulations and restrictions on chemicals like these cause so many problems that they just don't want to take the blame... It makes me sick to think that they're knowingly letting their people be exposed to serious toxins and not doing a damn thing about it. __________________ "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill

04-24-2008, 12:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
ambergirl Band Member GCB Senior Citizen Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Escatawpa, MS Age: 29 Posts: 2,191 Rep Power: 46	I switched to glass bottles anyway. Diabeties, cancer and obesity run in our family already. We don't need any help getting those. __________________ You've Got Questions. We've Got Ambergirl. www.myspace.com/pajamasakapj

04-24-2008, 01:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
adecou Band Whore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Queen Creek, Arizona Age: 25 Posts: 797 Rep Power: 11	I nursed for 8 months...no bottles needed. She's in sippy cup mode now, but I'm guessing plastic is plastic. I'm going to have to look into Gerber's cups (only ones she likes) and see if they are affected. __________________ "You're thinking that I'm strange... just think of what I think of you" A Day in the Life of a Musician's Wife My Myspace

04-26-2008, 06:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
adrian Fawkin' Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south carolina Posts: 73 Rep Power: 0	Thankfully, I never had to worry with bottles. My son breastfed. __________________ "She asked if it would hurt, I smiled and said 'no'. The lie ran down my chin like embryo"

04-28-2008, 11:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
ssspert Band Member Productive GCB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wemo Posts: 1,807 Rep Power: 12	we used the playtex with the disposable liners. all my kids turned out mean as hell. __________________ Straight Shots Myspace page My Myspace Bass page email ME for Straight Shot booking information. “Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.” James Dean

04-28-2008, 11:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
adecou Band Whore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Queen Creek, Arizona Age: 25 Posts: 797 Rep Power: 11	same here Bert. the liners have been proven safe too, I found that much out... __________________ "You're thinking that I'm strange... just think of what I think of you" A Day in the Life of a Musician's Wife My Myspace

04-28-2008, 01:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
ambergirl Band Member GCB Senior Citizen Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Escatawpa, MS Age: 29 Posts: 2,191 Rep Power: 46	It is in old sippy cups too. But if you bought your sippies after January of this year they should be ok. __________________ You've Got Questions. We've Got Ambergirl. www.myspace.com/pajamasakapj

04-28-2008, 01:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
adecou Band Whore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Queen Creek, Arizona Age: 25 Posts: 797 Rep Power: 11	where'd you find that Amber? I've been looking all over Gerber's website... she's only been drinking sippies since Jan, so I guess we're good. I threw out all the boys from years ago years ago. LOL __________________ "You're thinking that I'm strange... just think of what I think of you" A Day in the Life of a Musician's Wife My Myspace