Choosing Safer Products: Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups, and Pacifiers
Choosing Safer Products: Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups, and Pacifiers, a list of products to choose and avoid.
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| Baby bottles | Glass, Stainless Steel, or Polypropylene Bottles (#5 PP). (Plastic liners have not been shown to leach harmful chemicals.) Read more about baby bottles in our Growing Up Green newsletter!
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Plastic bottles that are not made of Polyproylene (#5 PP), especially if they are not labeled BPA-free. |
| Sippy cups | Sippy cups
made of stainless steel or polypropylene(#5 PP).
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Sippy
cups made of transparent, rigid plastic, (available in various colors). These are typically made of
polycarbonate, a type of plastic that leaches bisphenol-A (BPA). |
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| Nipples | Silicone (clear) nipples. | Rubber/latex (yellow) nipples, which may leach nitrosamines, chemicals linked with cancer. |
| Pacifiers | Pacifiers
with silicone (clear) nipples. Examples include:
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Any pacifier
with a yellow nipple, which is made of rubber/latex. |
Healthy Tip!
- Take care to avoid transparent, rigid plastic containers for storing breast milk. Glass, opaque/cloudy plastic, and storage bags are safest.
Learn more:
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Safe Start for Kids: Plastics 101
