ZRecs provided us with the inside scoop on Playtex. We were surprised to hear that Playtex will become one of the first major baby product manufacturers to go BPA free. As ZRecs pointed out recently, Playtex is on the record indicating its belief that polycarbonate plastics are completely safe. The company is also a member of the Coalition for Consumer Choice, a pro-BPA group.
Safe Mama announced today that Playtex has published a list of their BPA free products as a service to their concerned customers. They will also be giving away free samples of the original Playtex Drop-ins Nurser. Here’s the info from Safe Mama’s website:
A few of our readers have tipped us off about Playtex publishing a list of products that are BPA Free. While some of their products contain BPA and they still maintain that BPA is safe, they wanted to make sure to eliminate any confusion:
“We know recent news coverage has created significant confusion about the use of BPA in plastic baby products,” said Gary Cohen, Vice President and General Manager Playtex®, Energizer® Personal Care Division. “While US and worldwide regulatory bodies continue to deem the ingredient safe, as a leader in infant care products, we are listening to consumer concerns and we believe the right thing to do is eliminate any confusion or doubt that parents may have. For thisreason, we will stop using BPA in our products this year and we offer consumers a chance to immediately switch to BPA-free infant products.”
You can read the press release here.
The good news, is that there are quite a few products on the list that are BPA Free. The full chart is available for download as a PDF. Anyone wanting a free sample of the original Playtex Drop-Ins nurser can fill out the form available on their website. It’s that easy.
ZRecs also made some great predictions about other well-known manufacturers, such as Gerber, Dr. Brown’s and Avent. They’ve been insightful in tracking the movements of the the market so far, so we’ll be interested to see how it all plays out . . .
Everything is certainly taking shape quickly. Having a front row seat for the polycarbonate battle has been amazing for us. We’ve never experienced anything quite like the tidal wave of change caused by informed parents.
