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If only Benjamin Braddock knew then what we know now - plastics are a bummer for parents. Not to mention the environment. But you don't have to be a graduate of anything to understand this helpful chart I picked up from the folks at Zo-Li , the baby product company that's managed to incorporate...

Checking for the BPA-free label when shopping for baby bottles may soon be a thing of the past. The six largest manufacturers of bottles in the United States have voluntarily agreed to go Bisphenol-A free. We reported on this story over the weekend (see below), but thanks to our friends at SuperEco ...

The European Union's top safety officials say that the tiny amount of BPA found in plastic baby bottles -- you know, the ones you threw out a few months ago and replaced with heavy glass -- isn't enough to harm humans. Or baby humans. Only rats. And baby rats. From MSNBC : A scientific panel...

Thanks to Canada’s proposed ban on plastic baby bottles with the chemical BPA, Walmart stores have announced they look to have such bottles free from their stores by next year . Playtex, manufacturer of baby bottles, has also jumped aboard the anti-BPA bandwagon, announcing the company will discontinue...

The federal government has reversed its stance on the risks of certain plastics. The agency in charge is now saying that BPAs actually might be harmful, especially to the very young. Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in everything from dental fillings to sports water bottles. It's also found in most baby...

Just a few unenlightened years ago, it would've been comforting enough to know that Think Baby's products use a patented colic-reducing venting system; now that we've got reason to worry about potential carcinogens and hormone disruptors leaching from our plastic bottles, it's more comforting...