Disney Cups with Toxic BP Levals and numbers...

[Grendalynn]

I have read a lot and heard a lot in the news about the BPA numbers on plastic bottles and cups. I am not quite sure what to think of it all. It can't be good if its all over the news and the Canadian Governmnet is taking stronger actions.

With that being said, I started looking at all our plastics in our cupboards yesterday and was sad to see that some of our Disney cup had bad numbers... From our most recent trip to WDW in April our refillable YOMD mugs have a PP 5 on them, and the Peter Pan/Pirate Punch cups, a mickey sippy with sparkley water are a BPAs of 7.... and a playtex Little Einsteins insulated sippy has a 5...

Most all of our baby bottles and sippy cups should be thrown out as well, as well as all my Nalgene bottles. I am not one to recycle water bottles or things like that, maybe once in the freezer from Spring Sports then pitch it. And i rarely, ok never, put anything plastic in the microwave - glass or ceramic only. Is anyone esle taking procaution and pictching all of this??? I try not to jump to conclusions, but this seems serious??? Anyone have any insight on all of this?

 

[mickeywho?]

There was a recent thread discussing BPA and what people are doing/not doing about it.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1793764

The advice I've found in common in my limited research is to avoid anything marked with the #3, 6, & 7. (7 has BPA) and safe are #1, 2, 4 & 5. Anything marked with #1 are for one use only - not reused over and over again. (This covers most disposable water bottles). If you can avoid plastic do so, or limit the use when possible but it's impossible to totally cut it all out of your life. BPA is also used to line some canned foods - who knows which ones since the manufacturers are not required to mark them.

Here's a link that I've found helpful:

http://www.thegreenguide.com//products/Kitchen/Plastic_Containers

 

[Grendalynn]

There was a recent thread discussing BPA and what people are doing/not doing about it.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1793764

The advice I've found in common in my limited research is to avoid anything marked with the #3, 6, & 7. (7 has BPA) and safe are #1, 2, 4 & 5. Anything marked with #1 are for one use only - not reused over and over again. (This covers most disposable water bottles). If you can avoid plastic do so, or limit the use when possible but it's impossible to totally cut it all out of your life. BPA is also used to line some canned foods - who knows which ones since the manufacturers are not required to mark them.

Here's a link that I've found helpful:

http://www.thegreenguide.com//products/Kitchen/Plastic_Containers

Thanks so much -its very helpful! I will check that sight out for sure!

 

[moxiecola]

There was a recent thread discussing BPA and what people are doing/not doing about it.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1793764

The advice I've found in common in my limited research is to avoid anything marked with the #3, 6, & 7. (7 has BPA) and safe are #1, 2, 4 & 5. Anything marked with #1 are for one use only - not reused over and over again. (This covers most disposable water bottles). If you can avoid plastic do so, or limit the use when possible but it's impossible to totally cut it all out of your life. BPA is also used to line some canned foods - who knows which ones since the manufacturers are not required to mark them.

Here's a link that I've found helpful:

http://www.thegreenguide.com//products/Kitchen/Plastic_Containers

I just went to that thread link and read #1 is not safe.....now I'm really confused.