Everyday use of plastics can be a killer

07 May 2010 11:38p.m.

crystal wrote:

its shocking how bad things have got with plastics, iv read that gladwrap is also a big badie too. we used plastic bottles with our daughter (breast milk inside.. had issues with feeding) and as we graduated to formula i would taste her bottle to check temp and slowly over time the water would taste like plastic so we stoped using them and they were the fancy avent ones. we now have a newborn son and only will use glass bottles. there are so many dangers out there thou so its hard to draw the line from chemicals in new carpet, paint, newspaper, matresses, cleaning products, makeup, food, drinks the list goes on forever... it seems the people who lived in the past were more healthy then us modern lot!!!

30 Apr 2010 08:13p.m.

Rachael wrote:

It is ironic that our lifestyle is causing so many health concerns and organic baby bottles are now on the market. Good grief! In 20 years time who knows what researchers will discover. It really seems logical to breastfeed.

24 Apr 2010 05:02p.m.

Dwi wrote:

If baby bottles from plastics also contain chemical which is dangerous if it is heated, so how is the safe way to sterilize baby bottles ? Thanks.

22 Apr 2010 11:30p.m.

Robynne wrote:

I first came across information on BPA plastics as a result of my cat developing Hyperthyroidism, as this increasingly common complaint in felines in the western world has been at least partially linked back to the plastic lined tins that their food comes in. Then last year I saw a report on CNN regarding an FDA Report on BPA plastics which clearly quoted the recycling marks 3, 6, and especially 7 as the plastics to avoid. They made no mention of the recycling mark 5 plastics. As I was pregnant last year, my partner and I made a clean break and no longer buy any food in those plastic containers or reheat food in plastic at all. Baby bottles and products are also an issue and we work on an 'if in doubt, avoid it' mentality. It would be good if you could provide some clarification on recycling mark 5 plastics as a huge range of foods in NZ come in this type of plastic. Also your report did not not mention the enormous risk to the developing fetus from BPA plastics, as what is considered 'normal' and safe human exposure is increasingly showing to have extremely detrimental effects on prenatal development, including ovarian development and long-term adverse reproductive and possible carcinogenic effects, fetal and infant brain development and behavior. A 2010 study with mice concluded that BPA exposure in utero leads to permanent DNA alterations in sensitivity to estrogen.

22 Apr 2010 07:10a.m.

Nathan wrote:

Stainless Steel Baby Bottles must be the way to go! Organickidz brand from Canada are now in NZ.

21 Apr 2010 07:53p.m.

Bob wrote:

Gender bending plastics slowly killing us? Nope, definitely not a conspiracy theory! READ THE STUDIES IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE TRUTH.