Awards Archive | April, 2008

BPA Free Evenflo Sippy Cup Review

BPA Free Evenflo Sippy Cup Review

NOTE: This contest is closed. The new BPA free Evenflo Fun Sip 10oz sippys have been quite a hit. The cup comes in two styles: a traditional sippy cup with spout and a straw cup with flip-top. Both cups are insulated and feature a leak resistant valve to help prevent spills. The bright 3-D design [...]

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The Soft Landing Featured in the Kansas City Star

Ooohhh yeah, now that was fun!  We’ve always been a little camera shy, so we weren’t sure about this whole interview adorned with goofy professional pictures of us on one of our many BPA Free Field Trips.  It turned out to be a blast!  We thought Stacy Downs did a fantastic job with the article BPA [...]

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Itsabelly Announces Going Green with Baby Guide

Itsabelly Announces Going Green with Baby Guide

The Itsabelly Baby Concierge has organized a wonderfully well-researched guide to help parents navigate green baby gear successfully. Going above and beyond to provide much more than a basic list of baby registry ideas, Itsabelly delivers simple steps for creating a healthy environment for baby. Itsabelly’s Guide to Going Green with Baby is the first [...]

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Playtex to Discontinue Use of Bisphenol-a

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 [...]

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Rubbermaid Provides a Helpful List of BPA Free Products

Rubbermaid has pleasantly surprised us by publishing complete lists of both BPA free and products containing BPA.  They went the extra step and included pictures to simplify the decision-making process. They still maintain that “BPA has been used safely in the manufacture of thousands of products for years and its use fully complies with U.S. [...]

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Canada Initiates Ban on Bisphenol-a in Baby Bottles

Health Minister Tony Clement announced today that Canada will be the first country to ban plastic polycarbonate baby bottles after concluding the chemical is toxic. The partial ban will focus on increasing the current safety margin to decrease exposure of infants and pregnant mothers to bisphenol-a. The move is meant to be preventative and “better [...]

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Learning Your Way Around Bisphenol-a (BPA)

In breaking news, The Globe and Mail reported that Canada is expected to officially take a stance against the use of Bisphenol-a (BPA), making it the first regulatory body in the world to reach such a decision. The conclusion by Health Canada that BPA is a possible threat, expected to be announced as early as [...]

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Adiri Natural Nurser Wins 2008 Medical Design Excellence Award

Congratulations to the great women behind Adiri! This award is well deserved – and we can vouch for that a thousand times over Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) April 5, 2008 — Adiri, Inc. today announced that the Adiri(TM) Natural Nurser(TM) Ultimate Baby Bottle, designed by Whipsaw Inc., has won a 2008 Medical Design Excellence Award. [...]

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Safer Kids Cup and Dish Guide

UPDATED 8/24/2010 Finding safer cups and dishes for older kids has been a challenge. We’re embarking on an expedition to see what we can find.   Our list is growing as we confirm more BPA, PVC, phthalate, and melamine-free options, so check back soon! Kinderville Bigger Kids Silicone Dishes Kinderville knocked our socks of with their [...]

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