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Saturday, October 11, 2008

List of BPA & Phthalate Free items available

Please post any other items you have discovered. This list was compiled from multiple sites that I have researched. We will continue to add to the list as we locate more products and information.

Here’s a quick reference list of items that are BPA Free and Phthalate Free:

  • Nosefrida Nasal Aspirator

    Bottle Products:

    • Adiri Natural Nursers
    • Avent “Via” disposable bottles, Avent BPA-free bottles, Avent Tempo Liners,
    • BornFree - All bottles and cups BPA free (9oz bottle, 5 oz bottle) *see note
    • EvenFlo Glass bottles, Classic Tinted Polypropylene bottles
    • Playtex: Original Nurser, Opaque Soft Bottle (discontinued), Playtex Drop in liners
    • Gerber: Gerber Clearview, Fashion Tints (also called “Plastic Pastels”), Gerber GentleFlow
    • Medela: All bottles (newer version, standard bottles)
    • Munchkin Dora BPA Free bottle
    • Sassy: MAM bottles (UltiVent), Baby Food Nurser Kit
    • Green to Grow Bottles
    • ThinkBaby Bottles (Whole Foods carries these as well)
    • Tommee Tippee Easyflow Bottle to Cup
    • Momo Glass Bottles
    • Nuby: Standard Neck Non-Drip Bottle, Wide-Neck Non-Drip Bottle, Wide-Neck Bottle with Handles and Non-Drip Nipple, Standard Neck Bottle with Handles and Non-Drip Nipple, 3-Stage Wide Neck Easy Grip Feeding System with Non-Drip Nipple.
    • Nuture Pure Glass bottles
    • Babisil Silbottles
    • Weego Glass Bottles
    • Siliskin Glass Bottles
    • Thermobaby glass bottles
    • Dr Brown’s: Glass Bottles (all vent system pieces BPA Free), Dr. Browns Polypropylene bottles
    • Parent’s Choice Bottles (available at Walmart) - box is marked BPA Free
    • Lansinoh® Bottles (all)
    • Mam
    • Green to Grow
    • Think Baby


    Sippy Cups:

    • Avent Magic Cups
    • Playtex: Coolster Tumbler, Insulator, Einstein Sip & Discover Training Cup, Sipster, Create My Own, Quick Straw, Insulator Sport, Sip and Discover, First Sipster, Einstein Sip & Discover Insulated Straw Cup
    • Gerber: Sip & Smile Spill-proof Cup, Easy Grip Insulated Soft Straw Cup, Insulated Cool Cup, Gerber® Fun Grips® Cup, Gerber® Fun Grips® Color Change Cup, Grins & Giggles Spill-proof Cup, Gerber® Sip & Smile™ Cup (source)
    • BornFree sippy/drinking cups
    • Evenflo: Fun Sip Insulated Spill-proof Cup, Fun Sip Insulated Straw Cup
      Kleen Kanteen
    • Thermos Foogo Sippy Cups, and FUNtainer Straw Bottles
    • SIGG Toddler Water Bottles
    • Kid Basix The Safe Sippy
    • Boon Fluid Sippy
    • GrowPure Multi-Stage Feeder and Sippy Cup
    • iPlay Aqua Bottle
    • ThinkBaby Training Cup
    • Tommee Tippee First Cup, Easiflow Cup, Easiflow Insulated Cup, Easiflow Open Cup, Tip It Up Cup
    • Munchkin: Cupsicle, Cupsicle Straw Cup, Big Kid Sippy Cup, Mighty Grip Flip Straw Cup, Mighty Grip Trainer Cup, licensed character Sports Bottles, Re-usable Straw Cups, Re-usable Spill-proof Cups
    • Nuby: No-Spill Sports Sipper, Insulated Soft Silicone Spout Cup, Soft Spout Easy Grip Cup, Gripper Cup with Soft Silicone Spout, Tinted Mega Sipper, 7oz Tumblers
    • The First Years: Take & Toss, Spill-proof Cup, Insulated Cup, Licensed character sippy cups, Insulated Spill-proof Cup, 2 Handled Cups
    • Safe Sippy


    Milk / Liquid / Powder Storage:

    • Avent Via 8-oz. Nurser Kit
    • Avent Snack Cup / Formula Dispenser
    • Mother’s Milkmate Storage bottles, and storage rack with 10 bottles
    • Medela Milk Storage bottles (also have a 2.7 oz bottle) and breastpump accessories
    • Playtex Breastmilk storage kit
    • Lansinoh® Breastmilk Storage Bags
    • Lansinoh® Breastmilk Storage Bottles
    • Gerber Breastmilk Storage Bags
    • Dr. Brown’s Breastmilk Storage Bags
    • Sassy Formula Dispenser
    • The First Years Easy Pour Breastmilk Storage bags
    • Bailey Milk Storage Bags (Nurture lll pump tubing BPA Free as well)
    • Bailey Storage Bottles (as well as all parts of their “double collection kit”)
    • Sensible Lines Milk Trays


    Baby Food / Food Storage:

    • So Easy Fresh Baby Food Kit, and additional trays
    • Baby Cubes (read review on safe mama)
    • Laptop Lunch System
    • Munchkin: Snack Catcher, Baby Food Grinder, Fresh Food Feeder, Powdered Formula Dispensers
    • First Years Take and Toss snackers
    • The Snack Trap
    • Gerber bunch of bowls


    Pacifiers:

    • BornFree: BPA-Free Pacifier for Day and Night Use
    • Playtex: Playtex “Binky” (one piece silicone pacifier), Binky Most Like Mother Latex Pacifier, Binky Most Like Mother Silicone Pacifier, Binky Angled Pacifier, Ortho-Pro Pacifier
    • Gerber: NUK Original, NUK Classic, NUK Nautical
    • The First Years: Soothies Silicone Paci’s, Safe Comfort, Ultra Kip
      Vice Versa Binky w/ Case
    • Natursutten Natural Rubber Paci
    • Evenflo: Pacifiers - Mimi Soft Touch, Mimi Premium, Mimi Neo One-Piece, Vizion, Fuzion and Illuzion, & Bottles
    • Gumdrop Silicon Pacifiers


    Teethers:

    • Happy Baby Soothers
    • NurturePure™ Pure™ Orthodontic Silicone Pacifier & Teether
    • Vulli Teethers: Sophie the Giraffe, Soft Toy Chan Pie Gnon Teethers, Cool It Soother Chan Pie Gnon, Vanilla Flavored Chan Pie Gnon, Musical Fruit Keys, Rattle Key Chain Chan Pie Gnon
    • Luv n’ Care Icy Bite Teether
    • Sassy Teethers: Jelly Fish Teethers, Coolin’ Teethers, Chilly Dilly Daisy, Gentle Vibes Leapfrog Lilypad, Buzz n’ Bites, Sassy Teething Feeder, Teach Me Toothbrush Set, Teething Tunes, Gummy Guppy, Earth Brites Natural Wooden Toys
    • Nuby Teethers: Icy Bite Teether Rings, Jiggle Giggle Cool Bite Vibrating Teethers (cow and butterfly), Jiggle Giggle Vibrating Teethers (assorted animal shapes), Nibbler, Kool Soothers, Pur Icy Bite Teethers (triangle shape), Nuby Ice Gel Teether Keys on a Ring, Fun Teethers (assorted animal shapes) Nuby Bug-A-Loop Teether, Fun
    • Links and Fun Links on a Ring
    • Leapfrog Gentle Vibes teether
    • Je Je Vibrating Teethers
    • Comfort + Joy Teether (by BabyLife, not yet available)
    • Fisher Price: Laugh & Learn Learning Keys, Rainforest Monkey Teether, Rainforest Giraffe Rainstick Rattle, Miracles & Milestones Musical Zebra, Miracles & Milestones Sunshine Activity Ring, Miracles & Milestones Penguin Water Teether, Lil’ Laugh & Learn 1-2-3 Puppy Rattle
    • Bright Starts: Chill and Teeth tubes, Licensed to Drool, Rattle and Spin teethers
    • Combi: All teethers (4 month, 6 month and 8 month)
    • Gerber: Cooling Gum Soother, Cool Fish Soother, Cool Ring Soother, OrbiTeether
    • RaZbaby: RaZ-Berry Teether, Raz-A-Dazzle Silicone Toothbrush
    • Camden Rose: Maple Teether and Waldorf Cheery Rattle/Teether
    • Kushies Teethers
    • SmartMom: Teething Bling


    These companies are Phthalate-Free:

    • Burt’s Bees – Lip balms, glosses, sticks and shimmers; face cleansers, toners, complexion bars, moisturizers, eye crèmes and exfoliating scrubs; shampoos and conditioners; toothpaste and peppermint breath drops; eye make-up and face powder; various “Baby Bee” products and a growing list of “Men’s Grooming” choices. Increasingly available in mainstream grocery stores, drugstores, and pharmacies.
    • Eco Bella Organics – Includes perfumes, bath and body products, cosmetics, and skin and hair care products. Often available in organic and natural foods stores and food co-ops.
    • Aubrey Organics – Products are made primarily with herbals, essential oils and vitamins. Includes baby care, bath products, hair care and color, hand and body lotions, makeup, skin care, soaps, toiletries, sun protection, and hair and skin essentials for men. Often available in organic and natural foods stores and food co-ops.
    • Tom’s of Maine – Offers 90 oral and body care products, sold at 40,000 retail outlets in the U.S. and around the world. Products include toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash, soap, shaving cream, and dental floss.
    • Honeybee Gardens – In addition to a variety of lipsticks, powders, eyeliner, eye shadow, hair spray, shampoo, and conditioner, Honey Bee manufactures water-based nail polish, including one brand that can peel off without need of nail polish remover.


    What is Bisphenol A?

    Bisphenol A is a harmful chemical found in polycarbonate plastic which is used to make many popular baby bottles and sippy cups, among other things. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that mimics the action of the human hormone estrogen, which alters our body’s natural pattern. BPA can leach from polycarbonate plastic, usually a hard, clear plastic that is common of many products we use everyday. Effects at even low BPA exposure include prostate cancer, breast cancer, early puberty onset, alterations in gender-specific behavior, decreased sperm count, affects on fertility, behavioral effects including hyperactivity, increased aggressiveness, impaired learning and other changes in behavior, and other problems.

    Thank you to amomsblog, safemama, biggreenpurse for information provided in this list.

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  • 4 Comments:

    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    You can add BornFree to your list of phthalate-free companies. Their products are do not contain, BPA, phthalates or PVC!

    In terms of baby food storage, BornFree has a line of stainless steel food containers that are, of course, BPA-free.

    You can find more information at www.newbornfree.com.

    October 13, 2008 at 6:49 AM  
    Blogger Emily said...

    This article was emailed to me by a concerned friend. Wall Street Journal/Health SEPTEMBER 3, 2008, 12:10 P.M. ET Concerns Linger Over Safety Of Chemical Used in Baby Bottles

    WASHINGTON -- Government experts on Wednesday released a final report on the safety of a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, saying they have "some concern" the chemical is linked to health and developmental problems.

    The chemical, bisphenol-A, or BPA, makes plastic hard and shatterproof, and is used in hundreds of consumer products from plastic baby bottles to CDs.

    The report, released by the Department of Health and Human Services" National Toxicology Program, doesn't say BPA should be banned but that more research is necessary to understand how the chemical affects human health.

    "There remains considerable uncertainty whether the changes seen in the animal studies are directly applicable to humans, and whether they would result in clear adverse health effects," said NTP Associate Director John Bucher, Ph.D. "But we have concluded that the possibility that BPA may affect human development cannot be dismissed."

    Concerns over the chemical's safety have heightened in recent months, prompting more than a dozen states to consider legislation banning BPA in some children and food products. Concerns about BPA also drove Wal-Mart Stores Inc., among other retailers, to say it would stop selling baby bottles containing the chemical. Canada has said it intends to ban the use of BPA in baby bottles.

    The Food and Drug Administration said last month, based on current science, that there isn't enough evidence to support banning the chemical from baby and food products. The agency's assessment relied on part of a draft of the report released today. The FDA is holding a hearing on Sept. 16 to discuss BPA.

    The report is similar to a draft the National Toxicology Program released in April. There are, however, a few key differences.

    The final report says experts have "minimal concern" BPA exposure will affect the development of mammary gland or accelerate puberty in females. The draft said there was "some concern," which is a more elevated concern. Officials lowered the concern after a group of experts reviewing the draft said there wasn't enough evidence to support the earlier level of concern, said Michael Shelby, an associate director at NTP.

    The NTP used a five-level scale of concern, ranging from negligible concern to serious concern. "Some concern" falls in the middle.

    The NTP's report relies on a wide-array of research involving numerous laboratory studies, though most of the research was from academia, Shelby said. The program's findings contradict some industry studies that say there is minimal concern BPA affects human development.

    October 18, 2008 at 1:38 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Green Sprouts are safe too, at least according to their packaging- they are quite proud of it!

    February 25, 2010 at 6:08 PM  
    Anonymous Jesse said...

    Many companies are now eliminating BPA from their products. The better quality ones anyway. :)

    July 31, 2010 at 4:00 PM  

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