Toxins in the plastic of babies bottles

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I have been reading some articles about a toxin within plastic that is released when they are boiled.

Is there a lower toxin alternative on the market?

I have heard that some MAM bottles are - I think you need to look for polycarbonate free bottles

Thanks for that, I will have a quick surf and see what I can find.

Try baby born free

You can get glass bottles - I got mine from a London chemist, but there may be some online. In the end went back to plastic because it's lighter, especially when they hold it themselves.

I did some research and it seemed to say it wasn't that significant unless the bottle was old and scratched.

I used NUK bottles as I beleive (rightly or wrongly) that the Germans are a bit better with food safety etc than us.

The same applies to plastic cups and plates by the way, and I try to avoid those with my older children where posible.

or just don't boil them?

Thanks for that ladies.

MrsB - it's not just when they're boiled, it's also when hot liquids are put into them.

This is a very scary topic - I have been doing a lot of reading on this and new research shows that there's more hormone-disrupting bisphenols (not just BPA) around you than you probably thought. So BPA-free does not mean safe!
Studies now show another bisphenol, bisphenol-S (BPS), is now showing up in human urine concentrations at levels similar to those of BPA. This suggests that many manufacturers are simply swapping one bisphenol for another.

Here is just one article as an example: articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/06/20/bpa-free-plastic-still-toxic.aspx

We have swtiched to stainless steel bottles, rather than glass as they are lighter and don't break or chip. There is a new one in the UK market, called Green Kid Stainless.