Beware of the Hazardous Water and Baby Bottles

You might not be fully aware of it, but some baby bottles in your house could be hazardous to your child’s health. Since the majority of baby bottles are made entirely out of plastic, there tends to be negative health effects out of using bottles that are made with the chemical called Bisphenol A. This type of chemical is all the rage and has been featured on the news which caused lots of recalls from retailers as well as nationwide panic.

Unfortunately, Bisphenol A isn’t the only chemical that can be found in most water bottles and baby bottles as there are other different types of plastics that can easily be found. These are the plastics according to its type:

  1. Polyethylene Terephthalate PET/PETE- Classified as Code No.1 PETE (mainly found in cooking oil bottles, water and soda bottles)
  2. High-Density Polyethylene- Classified as Code No.2 HDPE (mainly found in vitamin bottles, milk jugs, and detergent bottles)
  3. Polyvinyl Chloride PVC- Classified as Code No.3 V (mainly found in toys, building materials, shrink wrap, and shower curtains)
  4. Low-Density Polyethylene- Classified as Code No.4 LDPE (mainly found in CD/DVD cases, six-pack rings, and shopping bags)
  5. Polypropylene- Classified as Code No.5 PP (mainly found in yogurt containers, candy containers, dishes, and bottle caps)
  6. Polystyrene- Classified as Code No.6 PS (mainly found in egg cartons, peanut pack, take-out food containers, and Styrofoam cups)
  7. Polycarbonates- Classified as Code No.7 Other (mainly found in reusable Tupperware, baby bottles, and water bottles)

Among all of the plastic types mentioned above, the primary materials that you should be extra careful and watch out for are No.3 Polyvinyl Chloride, No.6 Polystyrene and No.7 (Other) since these polymers all contain hazardous chemicals. Meanwhile, the safest plastics to use for food or liquid storage are No.5 Polypropylene, and then followed by No.1 Polyethylene and No.2 HD Polyethylene. So if you’re feeding your infant or small child, be sure that the baby bottles have been certified as No.5, No.1, or No.2. On the other hand, among the potential health problems that may occur from human over-exposure to the chemicals found in different types of plastics include the following:

There are some alternatives that you can take to replace the use of plastics and bottled drinks (drinking tap water is definitely NOT one of them!). One of the best alternatives is for you to install a water filter at your place and remember to fill your own water in reusable water bottles. For the safest, cleanest, and best quality drinking water, you should opt for the Reverse Osmosis Water Filter System (it’s recommendable that you keep one at your home). This system is the only filtration system that is able to remove 90-95% of contaminants from tap water which may includes thousands of unhealthy substances including all the ones listed above, as well as pharmaceutical drugs.

 

 

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