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BPA-Free Blenders and Food Processors Coming To A Kitchen Near You

by Angela September 13th, 2009 - 3 Comments »

In all the hubbub about BPA free products, a lot of us are still using plastic to make our smoothies and soups. We got to thinking that maybe our butternut squash soup wasn’t as pure as the driven snow as it could be after seeing this post.

So, what’s a mixer to do? While the post gives a higher rating to particular products, you are a little safer if you choose a blender that has a glass jar, even though their other bits may be of the naughty plastic. Food processors with this feature are much more rare, but they do exist. If you don’t want to rampage through the entire post, here are the final recommendations:

All of the following products are BPA, PVC, and pthlalate free:

Beaba Babycook
Not only is this purpose-built to make your own baby food, but it lacks all of the nasty stuff that health advocates have been warning moms off of. A great regift to your pregnant friends and family when you are done with it, or an excellent baby shower gift.

Vita-Mix 5200 Blender
I just want this because it looks like a bulky 70’s blender. Hello retro! Also, according to the website copy, you can “release hidden nutrition”. Who knew. All joking aside, no-BPA is hard to find in a blender, and they’ve got it.

Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Food Processor
From bulky to space-age – the Big Mouth is not only BPA-free, but comes with a french-fry disc. If you are currently buying your fries for your family, you’ll save money and preservatives by making your own.

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Chicago Bans Bisphenol A In Children’s Products

by Angela May 24th, 2009 - No Comments »

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Chicago has become the first US city to ban the use of Bisphenol A in products made for children under three years of age, including sippy cups and bottles. As summer months approach, BPA poses more of a danger as it tends to leach into bottles when the plastic containing it is heated. Foods should never be microwaved in plastic containers as this produces the same result.

Minnesota has also banned the use of BPA in products for children.

You can read more about the dangers of BPA over at the Center for Health, Environment and Justice.

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Bisphenol A Found in Canned Soft Drinks

by Angela March 6th, 2009 - No Comments »

BPA found in canned popA Health Canada study has determined that enough Bisphenol A was found in canned soft and energy drinks to potentially harm children, especially those who consumed large quantities of pop.  The levels are considered low for adults, but the chemical was found in nearly every soft drink that was tested.  Levels were higher in energy drinks.

The study was the first comprehensive testing program of canned drinks in Canada.  It was released in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in January of 2009 and has been downplayed by Health Canada as being below “acceptable” levels.  Environmentalists argue that the math doesn’t quite work out for kids, who have less of a body mass and tend to consume more of these drinks than adults do.

Frederick vom Saal, a biologist at the University of Missouri and an expert on BPA, calls Health Canada’s acceptable levels of the chemical “far too high”.  Another expert claimed that the amounts of Bisphenol A found in soft drink cans is enough to have “significant biological effects”. 

Our solution?  Definitely no more energy drinks and no more canned pop.  It always tasted better in glass anyway! 

More over at CTV.ca and CBC.ca.

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