Monday, April 26, 2010

BPA in toys -- how do you know?

I got an email this morning from a member of our GG community and she asked me how you can tell if there's BPA in children's toys. Excellent question! Unfortunately, I can't give a definitive answer. However, this was my response:

Unfortunately, most plastic toys made before 2008 contain BPA. It's hard to know for sure. The best option is to buy non-plastic toys. As the info about BPA has gotten to the public, more and more manufacturers are phasing it out of their toys, but unless the packaging is marked BPA-free, you just can't tell. Of course, you can ask store managers if they have any brands that are BPA-free or can call the manufacturers.


It's also important to avoid PVC and phthalate in toys as well.


Remember how simple life used to be?!

2 comments:

  1. More and more toys are being labelled "BpA-free", but if there is no label, there is no guarantee. BpA shows up in a lot of places - the lining of your milk carton (buy glass!), the lining of tin cans (buy fresh!) - and the regs in Canada don't have teeth yet, even though they were supposed to by now. Keep pressuring your MP's/senators; laws only get made because of the people, not the politicians, who feel A LOT of pressure from lobbyists!

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  2. Thanks for this insightful comment, Sarah. I've done several posts about the dangers of BPA, but just never addressed the toy issue.

    Question -- what are regs?

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