Comments on: Know your plastics and protect yourself from BPA http://blogs.babiesonline.com/news/5471/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Safe Toys for Tots | Green | Babies Online The Blog http://blogs.babiesonline.com/news/5471/comment-page-1/#comment-12092 Safe Toys for Tots | Green | Babies Online The Blog Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:41:13 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=5471#comment-12092 [...] the toys are free of chemicals and dyes.  For older children, the company sells toys made from recycled plastic.  What a clever [...] [...] the toys are free of chemicals and dyes.  For older children, the company sells toys made from recycled plastic.  What a clever [...]

]]> By: Danni http://blogs.babiesonline.com/news/5471/comment-page-1/#comment-10668 Danni Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:22:42 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=5471#comment-10668 PET is safe, but try to avoid reuse as most are designed for single serve use only. Some juice drinks in PET containers have additives in the plastic like Amasorb to reduce oxygen penetration through the bottle wall (yes, gasses pass through the plastic at low rates) so if you do reuse the containers, keep in mind they may not protect the contents as long once the Amasorb is used up. HDPE is similar, they use barrier layers to protect the contents, typically EVOH or Nylon. PET is safe, but try to avoid reuse as most are designed for single serve use only.

Some juice drinks in PET containers have additives in the plastic like Amasorb to reduce oxygen penetration through the bottle wall (yes, gasses pass through the plastic at low rates) so if you do reuse the containers, keep in mind they may not protect the contents as long once the Amasorb is used up.

HDPE is similar, they use barrier layers to protect the contents, typically EVOH or Nylon.

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