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• Rubbermaid Offers One-Stop BPA Checklist for Its Products

  If you pack lunches for school-age kids, you've likely got a pantry full of Rubbermaid containers -- and with growing concerns about BPA-laced plastics, you may be seeing that pantry as a toxic waste dump. While it hasn't yet taken a hard stance against BPA, Rubbermaid has put together an extremely handy checklist of its products, dividing them into two handy categories: "Contains BPA" and "BPA Free." Curious about where the juice box above falls on the list? Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 12:03 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: toxins, hormone disruptors, bisphenol a, bpa, plastics, toxic plastics, rubbermaid, consumer alerts, litterless juice boxes

• Update: Playful Trayfuls Pulled Due to BPA Concerns

  We just received some bad news from the PR representatives for Playful Trayfuls, the whimsical plastic food trays we featured here last week: "T he company has suspended sales of the food trays because the polycarbonate they are made from contains BPA," Kid Stuff PR tells us. "BPA has recently been in the news a lot lately about potentially being bad for humans, and the two dads behind Playware Products just cannot sell a product for kids that could be bad for them." While we're upset (if thankful) to hear that the trays are being recalled, there may be bigger things to worry about that have nothing to do with the company... Read More... Posted Apr 23 2008, 07:42 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: child safety, dinnerware, recalls, bisphenol a, plastics, plastic dangers, playware products, polycarbonate, bpa scare, plastic recalls, playful trayfuls, plastic scares

• 7 Days of BPA-Free Plastics: Think Baby Bottles

  Just a few unenlightened years ago, it would've been comforting enough to know that Think Baby's products use a patented colic-reducing venting system; now that we've got reason to worry about potential carcinogens and hormone disruptors leaching from our plastic bottles, it's more comforting to know that the company's bottles and trainer cups are also guaranteed free of BPA, PVC, lead, phthalates and nitrosamines. After the jump: Think Baby's full line of non-toxic plastic drinking implements for babies and parents alike. Read More... Posted Apr 04 2008, 10:02 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: baby bottles, cancer, 7 days of BPA-Free Plastics, carcinogens, plastic bottles, endocrine system disruptors, hormone disruptors, thinksport, sports bottles, think sport, thinkbaby, nipples, bisphenol a, bpa, lead, nitrosamine, pvc, plastics, polyvinyl chloride, phthalates

• Think Summer: BPA-Free Ice Pop Molds

  I live in Austin, Texas, where we've been making ice pops to stay cool for at least a month now; but even if you're still digging your car out from the snow, it'll soon be time to start enjoying frozen confections somewhere other than on your windshield. And since this week Droolicious is celebrating all things BPA-free, what better time to grab a set of these polypropylene Star Ice Pop Molds, on sale now at Crate & Barrel... Read More... Posted Apr 03 2008, 01:03 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: bpa-free, crate & barrel, star ice pop molds, ice pops, frozen confections, bisphenol a, frozen treats