Avent Bottle Recall Information

I don't know about an official recall, but Babies R US is taking back all bottles containing BPA and offering full credit - even without a receipt or original packaging. They are not being reimbursed by the bottle manufacturers at this time and are doing this as part of their pledge to offer safe products to children.

We took our bag of bottles in and received store credit - what seemed to be 100% of the original purchase price. Honestly, I think a few of the bottles in the bag had been purchased at Target, but BRU took them back anyway.

They've also got what seem to be some of the strictest standards on lead-based paint for a toy store. It's a marketing move - most certainly, but it's also showing great corporate responsibility on their part - which is rare in large companies these days.

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I wanted to note that I've been hearing some BRU have different policies. We took our bottles to the one in Schaumburg on Golf at Roselle Road and received store credit for the purchase price of the bottles.

I just have to say that this is some of the best news I've heard and I'm so excited to take our bottles back to BRU!!! I've read BPA research extensively and was so saddened to learn Avent didn't only have BPA but that it was the worst. Then I was even more saddened because we have a lot of money wrapped up in Avent and we really don't have extra cash laying around to reinvest into an entire new bottle system. I'm going to BRU tomorrow. Thanks so much Jackie for posting the question and to those who responded. This has been really helpful info for me to find out!

Babies R Us will give you store credit for the purchase price of Avent bottles if you return them, even used. I took all those bottles in and got over $70, which I turned around and used for those Born Free bottle. I love these bottles even more!

They have that valve to help keep the baby from swallowing so much air. It's not that hard to clean and is easy to put together. My little guy transitions from Avent to Born Free without a hitch. (He still nurses 3-4 times a day, but weaning for medicine I need to be able to take.)

I googled "advent bottle recall" and amoung other things, found this:

BPA, a synthetic sex hormone that mimics estrogen, is used to make hard polycarbonate plastic. Ninety-five percent of all baby bottles on the market are made with bisphenol A. The results of the U.S. study show that, when new bottles are heated, those manufactured by Avent, Evenflo, Dr. Brown’s and Disney/First Years leached between 4.7 – 8.3 parts per billion of bisphenol A. Recent research on animals shows that bisphenol A can be harmful by disrupting development at doses below these levels.

I'll probably catch a little flack for this... but here goes.

I raised 3 babies on BPA bottles. as far as I can tell, none of them have any major health issues. One has seasonal allergies, like her father. I am doubtful that can be contributed to BPA in her bottles though...

Of course, I will admit I am NOT an authority on BPA and the ill effects... I really should do more reading, but since I haven't attained my degree in chemistry, some of them are a bit difficult to decipher. Thus far I have heard that the BPA can leach into the formula when the bottle is warmed to extreme temperatures. I suppose I feel that since I don't warm my baby's formula to 'extreme' temperatures that there is some level of safety there. Again, I don't fully understand the risk of having BPA leach and admit my ignorance on the subject. I will say though, that I have learned that BPA containing plastics are in a lot of products... canned vegetables for instance... the cans are lined with a product containing BPA. Care for a little BPA with your green beans?

I dunno... I guess I just wanted to say that part of me believes the danger is minimal, and not cause for a freak out just yet. I don't believe there is any way to escape our damage to the earth, our natural resources and what toxins infiltrate our bodies through drinking water, the air, etc as a result.

So while I can definitely appreciate the desire to minimize what bad stuff you pour into your baby... and i'm all for that, I just wanted to give an alternate view that wasn't pulling the fire alarm.

I was using glass bottles, but now that my baby is drinking 8 oz (and i mix the formula in the bottle, which then actually pushes the amount to 9 oz) and there isn't enough room in the glass bottle i have bought some cloudy plastic cheap gerber bottles that provide a little more room for mixing.

So...... I dunno.... that's my opinion. :) I think the hype is a little extreme.... i am more concerned about lead in my kids toys since he likes to chew everything like a teething puppy.

I use the Avent bottles and found this on there web site.

http://www.avent.philips.com/en_US/products/philips_avent...

All BPA stuff was banned in Canada.
The US is failing us miserably and still swears the stuff is fine.
Babies R Us is taking back any Dr. Browns, Avent, or other BPA plastic bottles and giving full refunds (for store credit) no receipt needed.
They are not required to do so, but they are.
I'm sure they are being reimbursed by the companies making the toxic bottles, but it's an awesome marketing and customer relations move on their part because as far as I know they are the only place doing this.

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Quoting Jennifer M in her post above
"I don't know about an official recall, but Babies R US is taking back all bottles containing BPA and offering full credit - even without a receipt or original packaging. They are not being reimbursed by the bottle manufacturers at this time and are doing this as part of their pledge to offer safe products to children.

We took our bag of bottles in and received store credit - what seemed to be 100% of the original purchase price. Honestly, I think a few of the bottles in the bag had been purchased at Target, but BRU took them back anyway.

They've also got what seem to be some of the strictest standards on lead-based paint for a toy store. It's a marketing move - most certainly, but it's also showing great corporate responsibility on their part - which is rare in large companies these days. "

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If they were REALLY concerned they would not still be selling the bottles, which they are...not 10 feet from where they are allowing people to return them.
I appreciate them taking them back...but let's not overlook that they are still selling many BPA containing plastic products including the very products they are taking back.
I'm not disputing that they are doing the best job of any retailer right now...just curious why they are not going all out by not carrying the stuff to begin with

Thanks for the info. I am nursing but when I have pumped a few times I have used the avent bottles..yikes...i wil be heading to BRU!

I used Avent bottles with my first child who is now 3.5 yrs old and I loved them. I was sad to hear that they had not made a BPA free version when we were having our second who is almost 6 mos old. We have been using the Born Free Bottles plastic and BPA free and I feel like they are pretty similar to Avent. Our daughter did well transitioning from breastfeeding to bottles- I still nurse 2 times a day and she has formula for the other feedings. I have to say that I am a little disappointed by the Avent website as I checked it out when looking at people's replies. They seem to acknowledge the BPA issue but don't take enough responsibility. I feel that they should stop production of any bottles including BPA. Just my opinion. It is so tough being parents when we keep hearing about things in bottles, food, baby soaps/shampoos that are unsafe for them. I think it is cool that BabiesRus is taking back any of the questionable bottles.

Check out safemama.com - (no www) This site has a cheat sheet of bpa-free bottles and sippy cups. I bought three bornfree bottles (at approximately $10 per bottle!) and my daughter won't drink from them. I used the cheat sheet - went to Wal-mart and got three Parent Choice BPA free bottles for $3. And, so far, so good!

I read in Newsweek or the Tribune (can't remember) that our FDA is using two studies from the plastics industry that say that the bottles are safe. HOWEVER, there are numerous studies from academia that state that it is harmful. It says something pretty strong to me that Canada has recalled the product. Why risk it?!?