April 3, 2007 | Health, Shopping
Just when you think it’s safe to come out of your bubble-like, self-sustaining bunker, someone dishes on Sippy cups! Who knew my kids’ beloved sippies could be leeching harmful phthalates and carcinogens into their vulnerable little bodies! I’ve switched their teethers to phthalate free, and I try to stock up on phthalate free toys (and battery-free too, but that’s another post all together). Thanks to Umbra over at Grist for tackling the issue of sippy cups and baby bottles. Umbra linked me over to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, which had this helpful PDF about all sorts of plastics, and even naming names for good and bad sippy cups and bottles.� It just so happens that both my kids used polycarbonate bottles - those were their favorites! My poor, polycarbonate-loving kids…
Take a look at that PDF - it’ll help you evaluate the plastics you buy and the way you use them.
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