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Chemicals in the nursery

Avoid

  • polycarbonate-plastic baby feeding bottles. The vast majority of plastic feeding bottles are made from polycarbonate which contains bisphenol A, a hormone disrupting chemical that can leach into the liquid inside. Polycarbonate can be identified by looking on the packaging for PC 7 or looking inside the recycling triangle for the number 7. Wherever possible, breast feeding is always the best option;
  • using old and worn plastic baby bottles;
  • using dummies and PVC toys that are more than two years old - they may contain phthalates , which are now banned in newer dummies and children's plastic toys;
  • painting, stripping old paint or using DIY products which emit fumes, when you're pregnant.

Buy

  • baby bottles that are not made of polycarbonate;
  • children's teething products and dummies from a reputable source;
  • non-flexible plastic or wooden toys;
  • children's clothes and pyjamas without plastic logos or chemical treatments.
  • kids T-shirts from the WWF shop

Change

  • your baby's food to organic produce, wherever possible;
  • polycarbonate feeding bottles for alternatives - and replace scratched and worn ones every few months.

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