Sippy Cups - Louisville, KY

I saw a doctor on the news talking about this the other day. The problem seems to be that the clear plastic cups can leach in chemicals if liquids are left in them for a long time. The white or colored plastics that you cannot see through are not as much of a problem.

This doctor's take was that it is not that big of a deal because the leached chemicals are so little and the liquid really has to sit in there a long time for anything to happen. But he said avoid the clear plastics if you're worried about it.

It is plastics 3, 6, & 7 you need to avoid. We use Sigg and Klean Kanteen sippy cups...they work great. The Klean Kanteen is my favorite...it is made of stainless steal and has a fitted sippy top. The Sigg is made of aluminum and just has a screw top...so it does leak if upside down.

Where have you been? This has been all over this site and the tv for weeks. Also Cheryl Crow attributes that to her breast cancer and is now speaking out against all of that.
It is in the hard plastics and on the bottom there is a triangle and in the triangle is a number. If it has 3,6, or 7... throw it away. I called Platex and they said that the Sipster cups that I have ARE OK. I have a few plastic bottles from Evenflo and I called them and Gerber and both them say that they are safe. Personally I think they will probably get some law suits over that in a couple of years if children start turning up with cancer or something bad that they can attribute to that plastic.
Anyway.... if you are unsure of your cups, call the manufacturer. Look it up on the internet and get their number and check all your plastics on the bottom.

Bisphenol-A... we were just talking about this in one of my classes on Wednesday. Many people are switching to glass baby bottles, etc. because of chemicals. You certainly shouldn't be microwaving anything in plastic. Read this article:

http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/114/bpa

My friends have been talking about it also. They heard about it from a segment on the Today Show, which I watched online. Basically plastics that have the numbers 3, 6, and 7 on the bottom in a triangle are not safe plastics. Bourne Free makes bottles and sippy cups without harmful materials and I just bought my son Playtex sippy cups, because they had a safe number on the bottom(a 2). If you are very concerned about this you should also look at everything in your house that is plastic(tupperware, applesauce containers, yogart containers, and anything with the Gerber name). I found that all the little juices by Gerber had a 7 on the bottle(which is said to be the worst) as well as the Little Graduates microwaveable meals. Do some research and see what you find. What I'm sharing is what I've heard. Take care.

It is BPA (bisphenol-A, I believe). There have been a couple of postings on this recently and it is a very hot topic in the media. I know for sure that it is in the Nalgene water bottles and the last media report I saw said you should avoid all plastic with the recycle codes 3,6 and 7. I think it is in the coating used to line many cans we buy canned goods in as well. I can't tell you a lot more other than they have found trace quantities of this material in a huge portion of the public they have tested. I honestly can't remember all the risks associated with this, but I know that I took my teenage son's Nalgene water bottle from him the morning I heard the report on National Public Radio about 2 months ago. I saw a report on one of the morning TV news shows last week as well.

There are already 2 recent post about this that you can refer to:

One on 04/14/08 titled "Bottles that leak poison into milk"
AND
One on 04/08/08 titled "What do you think about negative press over plastic baby bottles & sippy cups"
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I have read a good bit about this subject after I discovered that the bottles I have used (warmed in the steam warmer, in the microwave, and washed in the dishwasher) for the past YEAR is considered by some to be on the "bad list". (We have used the Breastflow bottle made by The First Years.) Some scientist say that BPA (Bisphenol-A) causes cancers such as breast in women and prostate in men and that we should stop using this material especially if you warm things up in it or wash it in the dishwasher. The theory is that over time, this type of plastic breaks down and leaks more BPA into the milk, and that this exposure can cause cancer.

Other scientist believe that this is hogwash, and that though some BPA is leaked out over time, that the very small amount cannot cause harm. The controversy is that BPA has been harmful to lab animals when subjected to it (but the amount they are getting is much greater than what a baby is exposed to by bottle use - 5 to 8 parts per billion). These scientist believe that plastics made with Bisphenol-A is a very strong plastic and quite durable over time, even with repeat warming and dish washer washing.

The reports are that this needs more testing. Different scientist have ran the SAME report and got DIFFERENT outcomes, and their recommendations for the use of this plastic vary quite drastically.

I am not going to change bottles or sippy cups. We are working on going off the bottle and onto a sippy cup. We do not heat liquids in the sippy cup (Nuby - also on the "bad list"), but I do wash them in the dishwasher. Millions of kids have used this type of plastic. We receive toxins from literally almost everything we do, touch, drink out of, eat off of, package food in, etc. I believe the body is able to process through most of this.

http://www.bisphenol-a.org/whatsNew/20080205.html

I only use Born Free sippy cups because they don't leach the toxic chemicals. You can find them at Babies R Us or online.

here is a link to some of the brands of bottles that are considered toxic and presumably the sippy cups as well. I really hadn't seen much about it either. (I hadn't really paid attention before) So I looked this up. http://www.epregnancy.com/news/are-your-babys-bottles-tox...

There is seriously WAY too much stuff for us moms to think about.

Hello G.! There is a great website www.softlanding.com that has all the different bottles and sippy cups that are bpa free. Several of the Nuby cups are made from polypropylene (#5) plastic which is considered safe. Polycarbonate plastic (I think labeled with a #7) is the one that leaches bpa. If you are not sure what plastic the cups you are using is made from call the company. They should be able to help you.

I heard a story on Dateline a few months ago about the toxins in plastic cups and saran wrap especially used in the microwave, and that your not supposed to put plastic in the freezer. But I don't remember the specifics. Good luck, Val

Here's a great site to learn more about BPA:
http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/chemicals/23297

The scientists who say there's not a problem with BPA were bought by the chemical companies who make it.

Even more important than getting it out og baby bottles and sippy cups is avoiding it ourselves. BPA (like many other chemicals) has been shown to be passed on to our babies in the womb.

S.

I have heard about this on the news but no real conclusive info.

http://zrecs.blogspot.com/search/label/BPA

Would like to know myself!