Parents Switching to Glass for Baby's Bottle; Plastic Fears Affecting Sales

JSOnline ^ | December 26, 2007 | Susanne Rust

[montag813]

Don’t they use disposable plastic liners in the bottles anyhow? So the milk never touches the actual bottle?

All plastic leaches chemicals when heated, even when not bisphenol A. Glass is superior if available.

[MHGinTN]

Um, you neglected to factor in the competition ...

[davisfh]

"Well...it’s more likely the warming in the microwave IN THE BOTTLE may be the problem....JMHO"

In my never to be humble opinion, this entire thing is nothing more than a scare tactic and is a bunch of crapola.

[Joya]

What about the baby bottle nipples? They must still be made of plastic. And what about pacifiers?

[Texas Mom]

A Coca-Cola always taste better out of a glass bottle verses the plastic bottle. (in my consumer-report opinion)

I hate plastic drinking glasses when my babies were little I had a couple plastic bottles but didn't use them much because I was never sure they were completely clean. A glass bottle you can see if there is anything stuck on the inside.

[goodnesswins]

Oh....I don’t know.....my doctor(MD/Naturapath who is VERY GOOD) refuses to use a microwave....

[Lily4Jesus]

interesting point!

[freekitty]

You are right. Any beverage will taste better even water in glass. My dogs won’t touch a plastic water bowl. They don’t like them. LOL

[nicmarlo]

Bottle Nipples

Choose bottle nipples made from silicon. They are the most durable and inert options. Latex rubber nipples can cause allergic reactions and can contain impurities linked to cancer (Freishtat 2002; Westin 1990). The same goes for pacifiers. Throw away any nipple or pacifier that is discolored, thinning, tacky or ripped.

http://www.ewg.org/node/25637

[davisfh]

"Oh....I don’t know.....my doctor(MD/Naturapath who is VERY GOOD) refuses to use a microwave...."

I'll bet he/she doesn't know the difference between nuclear (ionizing) radiation and RF as produced by a microwave oven.

"Naturapath?"

[goodnesswins]

NAH....I’ll bet he DOES.....and, yes, he’s a medical doc too...not just a “Naturapath”. Have you ever seen the tests they do on microwave water and plants? Does make you wonder.....and...I’ll allow this doc an idiocyncracy or two....he’s worth it.

[CarrotAndStick]

"I would think most bottles are polyethylene which is hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen - the same atoms that make up most of the human body and a molecule that is the same as body fat.

So is methanol made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. But it is deadly to the human body. It can even cause blindness and mental retardation on inhalation.

[GOPJ]

Well...it’s more likely the warming in the microwave IN THE BOTTLE may be the problem....JMHO

Good point.

[endthematrix]

I just had to know:
Microwaved Water - See What It Does To Plants
http://www.rense.com/general70/microwaved.htm

And for balance:
Cooking with Plastics
http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/halden_plastics.html

Cooking Safely in the Microwave Oven
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Cooking_Safely_in_the_Microwave/index.asp

[driftless2]

"Coca-Cola"

Darn, beat me to it. Plus get rid of the fructose, and bring back sugar.

[Joya]

Thanks for the feedback. I am slowly getting rid of the plastic and aluminum in my kitchen and changing to pottery and glass. My two children are grown and I don’t have any grandkids yet, so the baby bottles thing isn’t an immediate concern. But, nowadays, articles about the dangers of plastic catch my eye.

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[Off topic: At my age, (late 40s), estrogen dominance is something for me to watch for, (actually it’s something for all girls and women to watch for at every age), and I have heard that the polycarbonate plastic sometimes increases estrogen levels way too much, which is very very bad for a woman’s physical AND emotional health when it proportionally throws off all the other levels (such as progesterone), so, that is why I am trying to get away from polycarbonate plastic.

I also take Nature’s Sunshine wild yam capsules and use Rexall progesterone cream from Wal-Mart to help avoid estrogen dominance and to help keep my progesterone up where I need it to be.]

[visualops]

When they brought back “classic” Coke after the failure of “new” Coke, was that what changed? Because I swear the “classic” just isn’t what it used to be I don’t care what they say.

[Auntie Mame]

When they brought back “classic” Coke after the failure of “new” Coke, was that what changed? Because I swear the “classic” just isn’t what it used to be I don’t care what they say.

I've been told the whole thing was a ploy to switch the public from sugar to the high fructose corn syrup (HFC).

[Calpernia]

::rimshot::

[CholeraJoe]

The most appropriate vessel for administration of infant nutrition is flesh.