Who are we really to believe? Hmmmmm?

Thank you for contacting us.

We aware of the article from Health Canada regarding the study published about the polypropylene bottles and have been in contact with them. This article was published over a year ago.

In the statement they said: “Health Canada has no concerns with respect to the safety of baby bottles from (non-polycarbonate) bottles.” – Health Canada, August 2009

“Handi-Craft (the makers of Dr. Brown’s baby bottles) can give the message to consumers that they can safely use these (polypropylene) bottles as an alternative (to polycarbonate).” – Sandra Wright, Acting Director, Consumer Product Safety Bureau; Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Canada. Aug. 10, 2009.

Polypropylene plastic is a BPA-free substance. Our polypropylene bottles do not contain BPA and are completely safe to use. Health Canada says these “very low trace amounts” raise no health concerns for parents. We agree. We have tested our polypropylene bottles again, in order to re-confirm that our bottles meet all established safety protocols, and BPA was not detected because Polypropylene plastic is a BPA free material. All of the bottle components are and have always been made using santoprene and polypropylene plastics, santoprene is also a BPA free plastics. There is no reason for concern.

Dr. Brown’s baby bottles meet all international standards for safety, including the U.S. FDA’s 21 CFR and the European Union’s EN 14350 protocols – utilizing independent testing facilities. Canada has no established testing protocols and therefore manufacturers are unable to test to non-industry standard protocols such as the one used by Health Canada.

BPA is a ubiquitous substance that exists everywhere. The miniscule trace amounts found in this testing could come from the test equipment, the person conducting the testing, etc. Therefore, until the testing can be replicated under exact circumstances, the results cannot be considered scientific fact.

We care immensely about the safety of moms and babies who use Dr. Brown’s bottles. That’s why the bottles are so popular in the first place – because they help to improve baby’s well-being by reducing colic, spit-up, burping and gas. We carefully manage every aspect of our design and manufacturing processes to ensure that the bottles are safe.

Please let us know if you have any additional questions.

Thank you,
Customer Service
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Hello,

I’m writing from Medela’s PR firm. We read your post last week on the Health Canada study and Medela wanted to share a little more detail on the issue:

Medela is committed to safety.

All Medela products that come into contact with breastmilk are manufactured with BPA-free materials.

We are looking into the recent Health Canada report. Health Canada sent Medela the following statement: “the Department has no concerns with respect to the safety of baby bottles made from non-polycarbonate plastic or bottle liners.”

Independent health experts have also confirmed that at these reported miniscule trace amounts there would be no health risk associated with exposure.

Thank you for your time!