The Health Dangers Of Reusing Plastic Bottles And Bags | Environmental Working Group
As if there wasn’t enough to worry about for parents with last year’s crisis of Chinese lead painted toys, now the ^7 recycling icon is considered a toxic symbol.
If this isn’t a massive issue of Corporate Authenticity, I don’t know what is. All polycarbonate bottles and other containers are suspect to some degree because of something called bisphenol-A (BPA).
From The Health Dangers Of Reusing Plastic Bottles And Bags by the Environmental Working Group:
…researchers concerned with the evils of a common chemical known as bisphenol-A (BPA) suggest you should toss out these baby bottles along with any toys suspected of containing lead or dangerous magnets.
How toxic is BPA? Nobody really knows for sure.
In fact, it’s still debated as a scientific issue, however WalMart has pulled BPA baby bottles from the shelves.
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that…
“[T]he possibility that bisphenol A may alter human development cannot be dismissed,” says this new draft report from the U.S. department of Health and Human Services.
Though the evidence isn’t entirely clear, it’s possible that exposure to the chemical during infancy could cause changes in prostate and mammary tissue that raise the risk of cancer later in life, the report suggests. The latest analysis goes beyond two others from last year, both of which concluded the chemical was safe in low doses.
I’m still researching this matter after a year and it’s almost inconclusive, yet safer to err on the side of caution.
BPA: A Call For Corporate Authenticity
I tend to side with this frustrated parent’s opinion:
What we want is actually quite simple. We want companies that produce products which come into contact with infants’ and toddlers’ mouths, and which are exposed to high heat due to washing and sterilization, to disclose the types of plastic they use in their products.
We want companies to inform consumers so that people like us don’t have to do their job for them. Labeling like this will only influence the choices of people who care. If people care, they should have a choice. If enough people care about materials that you’re afraid to label your products with the information, you’re using the wrong materials.
Listen up, chemical companies. We’re having a conversation. We’re trading information, we’re becoming organized.
And if what you’re doing is threatening our children’s safety, we’re coming to GET YOU.
Legally of course.
Posted by Charles in Corporate Authenticity, Family, Parenting | 1 Comment »
