BPA is safe?

The Food and Drug Administration, responsible for determining the safety of what Americans put in their bodies, has looked at the dangers of Bisphenol A and concluded that “adequate margin of safety exists for BPA at current levels of exposure from food contact uses.” Their study acknowledges that the stuff gets into our bodies: “FDA [...]

Water bottles

So I went to the giant sporting goods store in town to look at water bottles to replace the ones I’ve gotten rid of because of the BPA risk.  Found some lovely Camelback bottles looking at the colors more than the packaging. Then I looked at the prices.  With BPA $11.99, without $12.99.  I went [...]

What bottle will it be?

This came from Ideal bite. They have a great daily bite e-mail with information, ideas and links.
Get a peek at the type of plastic in your baby’s bottle?
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It’s an eyeful you’d probably rather avoid. Unfortch, many baby and adult water bottles are made from plastic that contains the toxin bisphenol A (BPA). Opt [...]

Plastic at your own risk

You may have read something about it, or heard someone talking about it, BPA. Bisphenol A is a component of polycarbonate bottles, especially those with a #7 on them. I know we’ve re-used water bottles and have tried to use more of the hard plastic, reusable bottles to avoid buying bottles water. I’m sure you [...]