This might not seem baby-related, but believe me, it is!
A few of you thought i was crazy when I told you we were trying not to use canned goods, and that we were phasing out our kitchen plastic-ware; but now the mainstream media is also talking about the adverse affects of Bisphenol A, or BPA.
BPA is a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to cancers, early onset puberty, migraines and diabetes. BPA is used in many baby bottles, sippy cups, Nalgene bottles and other hard plastics with recycling numbers 7 & 8.
Even the monster Wal-Mart has vowed to start phasing BPA out of its baby products, including bottles and baby formula containers.
Of course there needs to be more scientific study; but i think i will take the safest route and try to eliminate the majority of BPA that Baby Boris puts in his mouth!
Of course, it might be a little harder to give up my large collection of Nalgenes... they cost 8 bucks each! One step at a time... D and I switched to filling wine jugs with drinking water, rather than the Nalgenes...but the wine jugs might be a little difficult to take on a road trip...
I sure am thirsty for a glass of aqua now!
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/300.11.1303
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-16-bpa-heart_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
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