I've been hearing so much from American blogs and sources about BPA in baby bottles and how they're finding more evidence of it causing damage long-term. I'm trying to find BPA-free baby bottle,s but am not sure where to find them here in Europe. Do European brands even still use BPA in their bottles? (the ones I see in stores tend to be the hard, clear plastic types which usually tend to contain BPA) Are there particular local brands I can look for, or do I need to search online for Medela or Born-Free bottles and have them shipped over?

Thanks!

Would you consider using glass bottles? I used them without worry.

Have you tried the giant baby store in Etoy? That is the only giant store I can think of that caters just to babies.

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Yes, they use bottles with BPA in them; Dr. Brown's and Avent are (unless explicitly stated) not BPA free.

I just went to the Wehrli bebehaus at Schaffhauserplatz to take care of this very issue; I found that they carry:

_ Medela plastic BPA free bottles (sorry, I nabbed the last one ; I'm sure they'll restock soon enough though)
_Bibi glass bottles (2 sizes)
_Bebjou glass bottles (2 sizes)

Bottles cost between 7-11 chf. There may be other stores in CH that carry more brands but as other posters have stated, glass would seem to be the way to go!

You can order online from here http://www.babybornfree.co.uk/pics/b...FRGTMAod1mmbwQ

Oops, just realized you are on the other side of the country. Apologies for being Zuri-centric!

The Nuby Natural Touch bottles are all BPA-free. You can buy them online in Switzerland at www.jubilane.ch

Hello fellow Romandie mom, I was very happy with BPA free Chicco glass bottle. They also do BPA free plastic bottles as well, plenty BPA-free bottles to find actually in any pharmacy here: Chicco, Bibi, etc. They always have a sticker or a sign on the packaging. We will have to toss the Avent ones, since all of ours are BPA (argh, expensive, too).

If you can't find what you are looking for here. Almost all of the bottles (babies and water bottles for sports etc.) sold in Canada are BPA free. They are clearly marked with a label.

If someone is heading that way, they could pick up what you need.

The cheapest BPA free bottles I've found are made by MAM. They have a special anti-colic system as well. I think a 9 ounce bottle costs around 8 or 9 francs at the pharmacy.
You could also check allforkids I'm pretty sure I saw BPA free bottles there at reasonable prices.

Having said all that, Coop and Migros also carry a small selection of BPA free prodcuts

I just read this online today:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20091201/...s-dba1618.html

I didn't realise they took them off the shelves in the USA back in March, why has it took so long for the UK to react? Might buy glass bottles and BPA free bottles.

There is also the option to dispense with bottles altogether. It may seem radical to some, still it exists and is not so difficult to implement. Breastfeed until the child is 12 months old and from then on give them liquids from a cup.

Canada banned them in April 2008.

Early research showed some issues with BPA and since the focus was on baby bottles the Canadian Government decided on a ban rather than wait for exhaustive studies that in some cases can take years.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...041803036.html

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...0964b9&k=96037

you can get some avent ones here:

http://www.babyjoe.ch/shop/essen-trinken/babyflaschen/

I am not too worried about. From what I read you really need to overheat the bottles many times and baby has to drink many many times their daily intake for there to be a problem.

It seems that the FDA now has some concerns about BPA having an impact on fetuses and babies.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1432786/

These ones are supposed to be good, and they are BPA free

Nice one ljm -actually for some it is very difficult if not impossible, to implement. Would have been nice though.