Green to Grow Baby Bottle- Regular Neck
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Green to Grow regular neck baby bottles are made from PES plastic, which gives them a natural golden color. They are free of phthalates and free of bisphenol A – a suspected hormone-disrupting chemical used in polycarbonate plastic, from which most baby bottles are made. More details... |
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Green to Grow Baby Bottle- Regular Neck
Green to Grow Baby Bottle- Regular Neck
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Green to Grow Baby Bottle- Regular Neck
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Sizes: 5oz and 10oz
* Bottles are tested in the U.S. to ensure they meet the highest standards for quality and safety
* Free of lead and PVC
* Includes a Beginner (slow flow, 0-3 months) nitrosamine-free silicone nipple
* 100% recycled packaging
* Dishwasher safe (top rack)
Creating a line of bisphenol A free baby bottles was Green to Grow's way of taking direct action where they saw a need. But while addressing a single concern is a positive step, they believe that the responsibility cannot end there. In order to address the problems associated with the effects of toxic chemicals on human health and on the environment, we must join together with the larger community of those who are working for a greener and safer world. Not just for our children, though they are certainly the most vulnerable in every sense, but for all of us.
Bisphenol A controversy
In February 2007, the public advocacy group Environment California Research & Policy Center published a report titled Toxic Baby Bottles: Scientific Study Finds Leaching Chemicals in Clear Plastic Baby Bottles. The report describes the harmful effects of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a developmental, reproductive, and neural toxicant found in polycarbonate plastic—the material used to make the vast majority of baby bottles.
Soon after this report was released, a billion dollar class-action lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles against five major baby bottle manufacturers over the dangers of BPA. The lawsuit alleges that potentially harmful levels of BPA can leach from polycarbonate baby bottles, when they are heated, and migrate into the contained liquid. The California legislature has also debated the safety of BPA, and next year supervisors in San Francisco will consider a citywide ban on BPA.
Chemical companies and baby bottle manufacturers claim human exposure to low doses of BPA is harmless. Yet there is growing scientific evidence to the contrary. In August 2007, an expert government panel found there is concern that bisphenol A causes neural and behavior problems among children who have been exposed to the chemical before or after birth.
Many consumers are unaware of this controversy and continue to purchase polycarbonate baby bottles, having never heard of BPA or the dangers it may pose for their families.
BPA is also widespread in bodies of water such as rivers and estuaries, and in landfills, where it leaches into the surrounding ecosystems.
The resources below are intended to provide you with greater detail about the bisphenol a controversy.
Bispehnol A in the press
From: Plastics May Not Be So Fantastic for Kids. Los Angeles Times, Sept. 2007.
“Newborns and developing fetuses are, in general, highly vulnerable to toxic exposures. Pound for pound, kids breathe more air, consume more food and drink more water than adults; they also tend to put just about anything—edible or not—into their mouths, which translates into much bigger doses of environmental chemicals than adults take in.”
“[BPA] was originally thought to be a fairly weak estrogen-mimicker. But more recently, studies have shown that even at extremely low doses, it can exert an estrogenic effect on cells. In the more than 150 studies on the effects of very low doses of bisphenol A in animals, the chemical has been linked to prostrate and mammary gland cancers, early onset puberty and reproductive-organ defects.”
From: Toxic Baby Bottles: Scientific Study Finds Leaching Chemicals In Clear Plastic Baby Bottles. Environment California Research & Policy Center, 2007.
“The presence of bisphenol A at any level in baby bottles is cause for concern, as there is no safe level” (p. 19).
“Polycarbonate baby bottles leach bisphenol A” (p.19)
“Bisphenol A is a developmental, neural, and reproductive toxicant” (p. 4).
“Children’s exposure [to toxic chemicals] begins at conception, as chemicals, including bisphenol A, cross the placenta in a pregnant women’s body, potentially affecting the embryo or fetus during critical periods of development” (p. 8).
“Scientists have linked very low doses of bisphenol A exposure to cancers, impaired immune function, early onset puberty, obesity, diabetes, and hyperactivity, among other problems” (p. 4).
“Growing children are particularly at risk to toxic chemicals in their environment because they are physiologically more susceptible to them” (p. 8).
“Many people think, incorrectly, that the government would prohibit chemicals from entering the market if they were not safe. In truth, the regulatory process has failed to work the way the public believes it should” (p. 22).
“Only a very small percent of [the 80,000 chemicals registered for commercial use in the U.S.] have been tested for safety to human health” (p. 22).
“Consumers have a right to know whether the products they use every day contain chemicals that are known or have the potential to cause harm to them or their families” (p. 24).
“Global bisphenol A production exceeds 6.4 billion pounds per year.”
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