BPA-Free Baby Bottles: Medela, Gerber and More
Avent
All Avent bottles are made of polycarbonate plastic with the exception of the Via System, which is made of polypropylene plastic. Avent is a major competitor in the baby bottle market, and it is quite a surprise that only one system in its large product line is BPA-free.
Born Free
All of the bottles in the Born Free line are BPA-free as the plastic bottles in the Born Free line are made from polyamide and glass bottles are also offered. They are comparable in price and use to Dr. Brown's bottles as they have a venting system that helps reduce colic symptoms and middle ear infections.
Dr. Brown's
Dr. Brown's has been a longtime favorite among many parents, as they were among the first to distribute bottles to help reduce colic and middle ear infections. Unfortunately, their high-end bottles are all made of polycarbonate plastic. Fortunately on the Dr. Brown's website the company has addressed the issue of the polycarbonate plastic bottles, and states that "We are extending our product line to include other materials over the next year in order to offer moms and dads a choice."
Evenflo
Evenflo has offered a line of glass bottles for several years now, even before BPA became an issue. While the glass bottles from Evenflo are safe, the plastic bottles made by Evenflo are made of polycarbonate plastic.
The First Years
Unfortunately, there are no BPA-free bottles in The First Years product line.
Gerber
As far as major baby bottle manufacturers go Gerber seems to be ahead of the curve with a large number of BPA-free baby bottle offerings. They offer three lines that are BPA free, Clear View, Fashion Tints, and GentleFlow. Although they still have three lines that are made of polycarbonate plastics, NUK/1st Choice, Preemie, and Comfort Hold. This means that while Gerber offers PBA free bottles in some of their lines, parents really need to pay attention to which lines they are buying from in order to avoid the polycarbonate plastics.
Medela
Medela is another line that is completely BPA-free as all of the bottles in their line are made from polypropylene.
Sources:
Z Reccomends, http://zrecs.blogspot.com/
Avent America, http://www.aventamerica.com/
Born Free, http://newbornfree.com
Dr. Brown's, http://www.handi-craft.com/
Evenflo, http://www.evenflo.com/
Gerber, http://www.gerber.com/home
Medela, http://www.medela.com/default.html
Published by Stephanie Raney
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13 Comments
Post a CommentMy daughter used the Avent brand bottles in 2004 when she was born and for about year and a half afterwards. Avent back then were not BPA free like they are now. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2010 at the age of 5 and a half. I have no doubt in my mind that her bottles were a contributing factor in her development of type 1. Makes me sad....
Thanks for the informative article! I used Avent bottles with my little girl (who is now 5) and she has just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I am not saying that bpa caused the diabetes, but it is a question mark. Avent seems to refuse to admit bpa is unsafe, but are promo'ing a new bpa free range...If there is even the slightest chance bpa is harming our children, it needs to be removed from distribution!!
I will not buy Avent on principle now. Just how I feel.
Do not buy Born Free bottles. The numbers wear off and they refuse to replace the bottle. You have to use a measuring cup after spending all that money.
Avent now carries a line of bpa free bottles. They are clearly labelled on the packaging.
Hi! I am writing you from Chile, where is the principal distributors of MAM from Austria. MAM are products for the baby, and also have bottles BPA FREE. I invite you to visit their web site: www.maam.cl. There you can find more information!
Thank you so much for this article. I looked everywhere on the internet for some basic info, and everyone else seemed to overcomplicate it. You really helped me out, great writing here.
Will the new bottles be recycleable?
What about Playtex? They have a very large market as well. Personally, my entire family only buys Born Free, but they can be hard to find and Playtex bottles seem to be everywhere lately.
Evenflo now makes a line of BPA free plastic bottles as well - those are the ones that we bought for our baby. Anyone who's interested, make sure you look at the package first - our Evenflo bottles said BPA free right on the label.
Great article!!
Time to get rid of the Avent bottles we bought for a future little one. It's not worth the worry.