Tips on Baby Safety

Several families shopping at Crossgates Mall in Albany, New York Saturday were surprised to learn that there was an informational program being offered right in front of them as the state Office of Children and Family Services held its sixth annual “New York Loves Safe Babies” event.

One of the more popular tables at the event was one run by Community Cradle, a local parental education outreach organization, which was offering a chance for families to exchange their potentially dangerous traditional plastic baby bottles for bottles without Bisphenol A (BPA) or Phthalates.

BPA has been cited by the National Toxicology Program as a possible risk to babies and children and may cause learning disabilities or other health problems. Is not that they were trying to promote bottle-feeding over traditional breastfeeding but rather wanted to help maintain the health of local families.

After all that has been said about the Bisphenol A, the honest question to ask yourself would be how dangerous are these bottles? And what should consumers do about the risk?

“The truthful answer is that nobody knows” their full health impact yet, said David Ozonoff, a professor of environmental health at the Boston University School of Public Health. “And because we don’t know, it’s prudent to avoid something that is avoidable.”

It definitely is better to be safe than sorry… Don’t you tnink?