Baby’s Toxic Bottle (PDF), a recent report found that numerous types of baby bottles leach bisphenol A (BPA) into their contents when heated. BPA which is used in the production of polycarbonate plastic, was found to leach into bottle contents in levels that were “shown to cause harm in animal studies. Obesity, cancer, early-onset puberty and other conditions have been linked to BPA in animal experiments.”
The worst offender was Dr. Brown’s, who ironically has the tag line “it’s a natural.”
The report recommends taking these steps to reduce exposure to BPA:
* Use glass or polypropylene bottles (the #5 plastic) …read more