[baby gear] How to choose a safe baby bottle?

Source: Which Baby Bottles Are The Safest?
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Baby Bottles
[o] #5 plastics: the most recyclable and have not been found to leach potential hormone disruptors.
[o] Tempered glass bottles: do not leach any chemicals; they are made by Lamby as well as Evenflo. See our list below for product names and sources.
[x] #7 polycarbonate: avoid. Clear plastic, rigid baby bottles are likely to be made of, which can leach bisphenol-A, a suspected hormone disruptor.
[x] #3 PVC plastic containers: avoid,which can leach phthalates and adipates, linked to reproductive harm and liver cancers in mice.

Storing & Freezing Brest Milk
[o] glass canning jars: Look for 8-oz., wide-mouth glass canning jars, which won't crack when heated or chilled.
[o] polyethylene bags: polyethylene bags have not been found to leach toxic chemicals.
[x] #3 PVC plastic containers: avoid,which can leach phthalates and adipates, linked to reproductive harm and liver cancers in mice.

Bottle Nipples & Pacifiers
[o] Clear Silicone: Clear silicone bottle nipples and pacifiers are safer than plastic or latex ones, according to pediatricians Philip J. Landrigan, M.D. and Herbert L. Needleman, M.D. and Mary Landrigan, M.P.A., in Raising Healthy Children in a Toxic World (Rodale, 2001, $12.95; see review in The Green Guide's online bookstore.)
[x] #3 PVC: should also be avoided.


Plastic Types -
Source: Plastic, Wikipedia

1. PET (PETE), polyethylene terephthalate: Commonly found on 2-liter soft drink bottles, cooking oil bottles, peanut butter jars.
2. HDPE, high-density polyethylene: Commonly found on detergent bottles, milk jugs.
3. PVC, polyvinyl chloride: Commonly found on plastic pipes, outdoor furniture, shrink-wrap, water bottles, salad dressing and liquid detergent containers.
4. LDPE, low-density polyethylene: Commonly found on dry-cleaning bags, produce bags, trash can liners, food storage containers.
5. PP, polypropylene: Commonly found on bottle caps, drinking straws, yogurt containers.
6. PS, polystyrene: Commonly found on "Styrofoam peanuts", cups, plastic tableware, meat trays, take-away food clamshell containers
7. OTHER, other: This plastic category, as its name of "other" implies, is any plastic other than the named #1–#6, Commonly found on certain kinds of food containers, Tupperware, and Nalgene bottles

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