Environmental Defence has released their study of toxic baby bottles and sippy cups, detailing the brands that we should avoid: Avent, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Evenflo, Disney and Playtex. While these brands are widely available in practically any big box retailer, safe & BPA-free products are also increasingly becoming more visible in the market.
So here is the list we have compiled of brands to avoid, as well as the safe and healthy options available out there:
POLYCARBONATE BOTTLES FOUND WITH BISPHENOL-A LEACHING FROM THEM
1. Avent (HIGHEST level of leaching detected)
2. Dr. Brown (HIGHEST level of leaching when heated)
3. Playtex
4. Evenflo (clear & tinted)
5. clear Gerber baby bottles
6. Sassy MAM 3-step baby bottles
7. The First Years baby bottles
8. Disney baby bottles
POLYCARBONATE SIPPY CUPS TO AVOID
1. Avent Soft Spout Training Cups
2. Gerber Looney Tunes Spill-proof Cups
3. Gerber Suzy’s Zoo Spill-proof Cups
4. Playtex Cherub, Juice & Trainer Cups
5. The First Years Peek-a-boo Cups
6. Nalgene drinking bottles & sippy cups
BOTTLE NIPPLES TO AVOID
1. Gerber Clear & Soft baby bottle nipples
SAFE BABY BOTTLES & NIPPLES
1. Glass baby bottles (Born-Free, Evenflo, Babylife Wee-go, Nurture Pure)
2. bisphenol-A-free & phthalate-free baby bottles (Born-Free, Green to Grow, Thinkbaby, Medela)
3. Silicone nipples (Born-Free, Green to Grow, Thinkbaby, Playtex, Gerber)
SAFE SIPPY CUPS
1. Klean Kanteen stainless steel bottles and sippy cups
2. Born-Free
3. Thinkbaby trainer cup
4. The Safe Sippy
5. Medela baby cups
6. SIGG drinking bottles and sippy cups
WHERE TO FIND SAFE ALTERNATIVES IN TORONTO:
1. Grassroots
2. Diaper-eez (save 10% with your GREEN VIP card!) 3. Baby on the Hip
4. Mountain Equipment Co-op
5. Goneshopping.ca www.goneshopping.ca (save 10% off eco-friendly products with your GREEN VIP card!)
6. Kai Kids www.kaikids.ca
7. Peaches & Green on Bayview
8. The Carrot Common
9. Noah’s Natural Foods
References:
Environmental Defence, Toxic Nation www.toxicnation.ca
Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia, Guide to Less Toxic Products www.lesstoxicguide.ca
Bisphenol A Free www.bisphenolafree.org
