How to Avoid BPA in Plastic
The chemical called BPA is toxic. This chemical is commonly used in plastics for baby bottles, food and drink containers and as lining of food cans. Plastic is such a widely used product in our everyday lives, it can be hard to avoid it, but you can take some extra precautions to keep yourself and your family safe from ingesting harmful chemicals.
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Instructions
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Avoid BPA by avoiding plastic whenever possible by using glass, ceramic dishes or stainless steel bottles.
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Wash all your plastic containers by hand, even those Tupperware containers that say "Dishwasher Safe". The heat can break down the plastic and increase the chance that the toxic chemical, BPA, will leach into your food or beverages. If you buy glass Tupperware, you do not have to worry at all.
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Do not microwave your food in plastic containers even if they say "microwave safe" because again, the heat breaks down the material and will be more likely to leach the toxic chemical BPA into your food. Take your food out of the Tupperware and place on a glass or ceramic plate before heating in the microwave.
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Avoid plastic water bottles and switch to a BPA-free stainless steel water bottle.
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Use silicone pacifiers rather than rubber or latex which can leach toxic chemicals associated with cancer.
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Check the number on your plastic. Check the bottom of bottles and see if there is a 7 inside the recycle symbol. Plastics with the 7 are more likely to contain BPA and should be avoided. Make sure to check all bottles that you buy for your baby since baby bottles are commonly stamped with this number.
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Tips & Warnings
Be conscious about what you put into your body and if you have children, it is especially important to pay attention to what you are and aren't exposing them to. Think about the past and how we didn't know about the dangers and toxicity of lead. Phlalates and BPA may be the next thing like that.
