Freezing your baby food cubes in freezer bags? Yes, the bags are FREE of BPA

Nov 1, 2008 Food Safety Tips

Hanna wrote us in a panic last night. She transfers her frozen food cubes to freezer bags and stores them in the freezer. She had just read a bit about homemade baby food and the article said that freezer bags were unsafe due to BPA – or something to that affect. Don’t worry Hanna, freezing in freezer bags is safe!

This statement that freezer bags have BPA is 100% absolutely and categorically false!

• Freezer bags are NOT polycarbonate (remember, PC is hard!) nor are they made with any form of PC.

• Freezer bags go into the freezer and are not heated – If they contained BPA , the BPA would not leach in the freezing temperatures of your freezer! BPA leaches most when heated at 140F degrees or higher!

To help you, we have copied the list of safe food wrap & food storage bags below. This list comes from the fabulous website The Green Guide.

Food Packaging and Storage (#4)
BestYet Clear Plastic Wrap
Glad Cling Wrap

Glad Food Storage Bags
Glad Freezer Bags
Glad Sandwich Bags

Hefty Baggies
Hefty OneZip Slider Bags

Saran Cling Plus

Ziploc Bags
Ziploc Double Guard Freezer Bags

You may find out about all sorts of plastic food storage items here

Tags: BPA

Beaba Babycook & BPA – the truth will set you free.

Sep 22, 2008 Dangerous Baby Items, Friendly Baby Food Advice, Uncategorized, gadgets and gizmos

We’re happy to report that we can confidently say that the Babycook is indeed BPA free. The wonderful folks behind ZRecs have just posted on HealthyChild/HealthyWorld about the changes to the U.S. distribution of the Beaba Babycook.

Included in the post is info. about the new distributor (Svan) as well as the steps they have taken to ensure that the babycook is BPA free.

How refreshing to have a company that is willing, eager and able to provide the information that helps soothe parents minds!

Please skip on over to “The Power of Reputation (at Healthy Child/Healthy World)” to read all about it!

You can also visit our past posts concerning Beaba

Beaba Baby Cook – Homemade Baby Food in a Polycarbonate Container?

Shame on you Williams Sonoma – Changing the Beaba Babycook Baby Food Cooker Description!

Tags: BPA

FDA Says Chemical Found in Plastic Bottles is Safe

Aug 16, 2008 Dangerous Baby Items, Dangerous Food Items

Please visit this link http://www.ewg.org/node/27023 to read the latest on BPA from the FDA

Tags: BPA