I wanted to post a letter I received from the Moms Rising Team . It is timely and necessary.
Please join me and countless other Moms across North America in putting an end to toxics in baby bottles. Let’s keep spreading the word and letting Moms know about BPA’s and supporting companies that provide healthier products for our children.
We CAN make a difference with these companies, so please consider sharing this information with others:
Dear Friend,
Please join me in stopping toxics in baby bottles. The evidence is mounting. After years of concern about the safety of baby bottles, children’s care products, and other food and beverage containers that contain the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), the verdict is in–and it’s not good.
Yesterday the Canadian government announced it is planning to ban the use of BPA in baby bottles, and declared BPA dangerous.[1] And, earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times reported that the U.S. based National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that there is “some concern” that babies, fetuses, and children are in danger because BPA harms animals at the low levels found in nearly all human bodies.[2] Sadly, a recent study found this chemical in all five leading brands of American baby bottles.
It’s enough to sink any mother’s stomach.
Let’s take a second to take a collective deep breath, and then mobilize for major action. Sign a petition calling for the CEOs of the leading manufacturers of baby bottles to stop the use of BPA in our baby bottles and other children’s products.
Sign on now and we’ll send the petition to the CEOs of Avent, Disney/First Years, Dr. Brown’s, Evenflo, Gerber, and Playtex in collaboration with Center for Health, Environment, & Justice and other organizations.
Can you also send this petition to five of your friends? The more signatures, we have, the more the CEOs will get the message that consumers want healthy products, not toxins. With the current media attention on BPA, this is a critical moment to take advantage of that momentum and push these CEOs to stop using it in baby bottles.
WHAT DOES IT DO? Growing children are especially at risk to chemicals as they face greater exposure per pound of body weight. Even fetuses are susceptible as chemicals, including BPA, cross the placenta in pregnant women. Over 130 studies suggest that BPA exposure, even at low doses, is linked to many health problems, including early puberty, breast and prostate cancer, obesity, attention and hyperactivity disorder, brain damage, altered immune system, and lower sperm counts.[3]
This is a widespread issue which we need to address together. A 2007 study by the Environment California Research and Policy Center found that all five leading brands of baby bottles leached BPA at levels found to cause harm in numerous laboratory studies.[4]
It is time for all parents to take action!
*Click here to sign the petition:
Thanks for your work on behalf of all children!
P.S. For tips on how to limit exposure to BPA, see
- Washington Post – How To Limit Your BPA Exposure
- CBC Canada – Ottawa to Ban Baby Bottles Made With BPA
- LA Times – Chemical In Plastic may Harm Human Growth
- Environment California – Stop Toxic Toys
- Environment California – Toxic Baby Bottles
These are my thoughts on living a healthy and simple life. I'm a modern mom with some traditional ideas. At home, I try to clear the confusion from all the conflicting health and parenting advice with some common sense and a natural philosophy. This is the sanest way I know how to navigate the 21 century.
