A few months before I left for Canberra, a colleague of mine was telling me about her mom who got worried about baby bottles made out of plastic. It seems that a study was made and showed that chemicals could seeped from the plastic into the milk. I didn't give it much thought at the time, well not till as of late. Ok, to tell you the truth I totally forgot about it(happy?).
Alisha uses a plastic baby bottle and as a concerned parent I tried to find out as much as I could about this 'baby bottle scare'. As it also turns out, Alisha's favourite brand(and ours!) Phillips AVENT is somehow one of the so called bottles discussed in the forums.
By the way we are currently using the AVENT Airflex Feeding Bottles and Teats. The reason I got the bottle in the first place, and as my closest friends can vouch for this, is that the description was so 'high-tech'. Who knew a baby bottle could have a long list of 'features' and one of them was to reduce colic.
So, what is the issue all about? This is the materials that I got off the web. The source of the research was from independent scientist(always the case isn't it?) and they found that Bisphenol A (BPA) in polycarbonate(the material some baby bottles and most food containers are made of) can cause certain reactions in children.
Polycarbonate on the other hand is used to manufacure baby bottles to prevent cracking, shattering and other hazards that can lead to injuries. So far the argument is "Even though we can't prove it's dangerous, You can't prove it's safe"
As of today, the FDA and most body governing the safety of products have concluded that it is still safe to use Polycarbonate in the manufacturing of food containers and baby bottles. So, was the whole thing an internet overreaction? I'd say it was. As parents we do tend to panic when it comes to safety of our family. There are bottles that are BPA free and you could always switch to glass bottles which I believe are hard to find.
To us, if the officials say its still safe, I say have faith in them.
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