Last week, I blogged about my sister Courtney Peterson's dilemma over whether to buy BPA-free baby bottles and sippy cups for her 14-month-old daughter, Kendall. She faced this choice in light of recent news that bisphenol A, a chemical used in hard, clear polycarbonate plastics, may pose health risks. Canada has proposed a ban on BPA, and retailers Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart indicated that they plan to stop selling BPA-containing baby bottles.
A few days after that blog post appeared, my sister came across BPA-free Evenflo bottles while shopping, so she bought a pack. She also ordered a $14.99 BPA-free sippy cup online—which, she said, is admittedly more than she wanted to pay for a kid's cup.
appliance manufacturers are also getting in on the act of selling products they claim don't contain the controversial chemical. A company called Vita-Mix sells a BPA-free blender for $449.
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