BPA

aka Bisphenol A

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A

Apr'2008: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041501753.html |Fear on Plastics...

• Used in the production of plastic since the 1950s, BPA may be linked in laboratory animals to breast cancer, prostate cancer, early puberty in females and behavioral changes, according to the study released yesterday.

• Public Health advocates said the report should spur the government to ban BPA, at least in baby products. Formula-fed infants are most vulnerable to the chemical, since it is found in baby bottles as well as in the linings of cans of powdered and liquid formula. "They get a double exposure," said Anila Jacob, a senior scientist at the nonprofit Environmental Working Group.

• Last month, in response to questions from lawmakers, the FDA said it had disregarded hundreds of government and academic studies about the cancer risks of BPA and used just two studies funded by the chemical industry to determine that the chemical is safe.

Types of plastics believed to leach very little: HDPE(2), LDPE(4), PP(5)

We used to have some Nal Gene polycarb bottles (for The Kids to take to school instead of Bottled Water) but we just threw them away. Nal Gene has safer options.

We've always used Avent baby bottles which are polycarb (bad). They say it's not an issue. Ahem.