The NIH said studies have indicated the chemical may mimic a natural female sex hormone, and the upcoming review comes in part due to its widespread human exposure and evidence of reproductive toxicity in animal studies.
Although there is controversy about whether or not the amount of chemical consumed by babies is enough to cause damage, why take a chance? But are the alternatives any better?Based on this article and a tip from a friend, I bought an expensive ($11, BornFree- Bisphenol A free) sippy cup from Whole Foods. But, after using it a few times I have decided to return it. The water in the sippy cup tastes like plastic, no matter how many times I cleaned it. It also didn’t hold the water in very well.
I am going to try the Klean Kanteen, the have a stainless steel bottle that is non-leaching. I’ll try one for myself too since found out that Nalgene bottles contain Bisphenol A. They address it on their website here.
Any recommendations are welcome.
March 11th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Hi, thanks for bringing this to my attention!
May 10th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Thanks for this information, I’ve been searching around for alternatives to plastic and came upon Klean Kanteen as well. I’m also investigating some stainless steel containers through Thermos but am waiting to hear about what they are treated with and what the tops are made of, they are plastic.
January 15th, 2008 at 9:46 am
[...] Bisphenol A is the controversial chemical used in many plastic products, including childrens sippy cups. I have written about this before here and here. [...]