Toxic Baby Bottles

Scientific study finds leaching chemicals in clear plastic baby bottles

 Products marketed for infants and children are not always completely safe for their use. Many contain toxic chemicals that may have detrimental health impacts for children exposed during critical stages of development.   In this report, we analyze the extent to which five popular brands of baby bottles leach Bisphenol A, a developmental, neural and reproductive toxicant, into liquids coming into contact with them. We found that all five brands leach Bisphenol A at dangerous levels found to cause harm in numerous laboratory animal studies. The five popular brands surveyed are Avent, Dr. Brown’s, Evenflo, Gerber and Playtex. What’s the biggest problem with this? There are an estimated 80,000 chemicals registered for commercial use in the U.S. while only a small percentage of these chemicals have been tested for safety to human health. An estimated 2,000 new chemicals are introduced each year, or an average of seven new chemicals each day.

 2007. The entire study can be found at www.EnvironmentCalifornia.org .