Hanna wrote us in a panic last night. She transfers her frozen food cubes to freezer bags and stores them in the freezer. She had just read a bit about homemade baby food and the article said that freezer bags were unsafe due to BPA – or something to that affect. Don’t worry Hanna, freezing [...]
We’re happy to report that we can confidently say that the Babycook is indeed BPA free. The wonderful folks behind ZRecs have just posted on HealthyChild/HealthyWorld about the changes to the U.S. distribution of the Beaba Babycook. Included in the post is info. about the new distributor (Svan) as well as the steps they have [...]
Please visit this link http://www.ewg.org/node/27023 to read the latest on BPA from the FDA
MILAN (Reuters) – The amount of a controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) found in baby bottles is tiny and cannot harm human health, the European Union’s top food safety body said on Wednesday reacting to recent health concerns. Earlier this year, a heated debate over BPA safety sparked in the United States and Canada [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2008 Media Inquiries: Michael Herndon, 301-827-9182 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA’s Chief Scientist Asks Science Board Subcommittee to Review Research on Bisphenol-A As part of an ongoing effort, a subcommittee of the FDA’s Science Board will hold a public meeting on the safety of bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastics, review an [...]
As we noted in an earlier post, the description for the Beaba BabyCook really surprised us. We were surprised to find that the cooking/steaming basket is made of Polycarbonate! Yep, that BPA leaching plastic #7! In reviewing this for our newsletter, we went back to get the description only to find that they REMOVED the [...]
In July 2007, the FDA essentially brushed off the dangers of BPA and now, it appears they are pressed into more review! That’s good news. From USAToday on 27 April 2008 – The Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering the safety of a hormone-like chemical, bisphenol A, or BPA, commonly found in baby bottles and [...]
There’s a new gadget in town, and we wonder if it’s worth the price. We think it’s definately not worth the exposure! It’s the Beaba Baby Cook! We are never ones to be alarmist however this is a bit dosconcerting. “The French baby-food maker that has won praise throughout Europe is finally available to American [...]
We thought we’d update you on the BPA issue. New research has come to light and it appears the U.S. Federal government is now concerned – yeah, we won’t even post about THAT! Here’s a snippet from ABC News. This is really great coverage and USA Today had an item about it yesterday (15 April [...]
Consumer Reports just posted about BPA and baby bottles. Here’s a snippet: When we published our tests of baby bottles in 1999, we found that polycarbonate bottles can leach small amounts of BPA into formula. We calculated that a typical baby who drank formula sterilized by heating the bottle would be exposed to a BPA dose [...]
The best method for storing homemade baby food is to freeze it. This allows you to pile up a stock of all types of foods for baby. I always advocate NOT freezing in glass unless it’s manufactured for freezing. Also, it’s not a good idea to freeze baby food in Gerber’s plastic (or glass) containers. [...]
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