Are Plastic Bottles Making Your Baby Sick?
At The Hip Infant we’ve loooong been advocates of the BPA free bottles. Whilst it might look like we’re jumping on the recent media bandwagon, BPA free bottles have been the subject of previous blog entries.
BPA or Bisphenol-A is used to produce polycarbonate plastics and is found in food and drink packaging. Yesterday in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, an article discussed concerns regarding BPA in plastic babies bottles, that potentially leach when heated. The TODAY show reported this morning on such issues as has Melbourne’s Herald Sun. It seems the media are finally making us aware of the potential dangers on BPA bottles.
One must question are the Australia health authorities doing our young ones an injustice by still allowing BPA to be present in bottles? US baby bottle manufacturers have removed BPA, the Canadian government has banned its use and more recently the French government introduced legislation to have it banned.
We’ll leave it up to you to make the decision for yourself, the best thing you can do is read the relevant information, do your own reasearch and make an educated desicion. Aren’t we lucky to live in a place where we have choice! But please consider in a world where we slather our children in sunscreen, teach stranger danger and road safety shouldn’t we look to what we’re also putting in their mouths? Check out the great range of BPA free bottles available at The Hip Infant - there’s something to suit all ages and budgets.
Tags: babies bottles, BPA free bottles
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