FDA and BPA in baby bottles!

I know that when I found out that I was pregnant with my son. I researched all the new and organic top of the line baby stuff.  When it came to bottles I only wanted the best.  The new BPA bottles had just came out on the market, I really did not know much about them.  Yet, I wanted the best for my son.  So all of his baby bottles and pacifiers were all BPA free.  The bottles were a little more expensive than the regular bottles that have been on the market for years.  I do not know really what the difference is supposed to be, I just knew that it was supposed to be a healthier choice for my baby. 
 

"BPA is a toxic chemical that has no place in our food supply," said a statement from Dr. Sarah Janssen, a senior scientist in the council's public health program.

"The agency has failed to protect our health and safety in the face of scientific studies that continue to raise disturbing questions about the long-term effects of BPA exposures, especially in fetuses, babies and young children," the statement said.

"The FDA is out of step with scientific and medical research. This illustrates the need for a major overhaul of how the government protects us against dangerous chemicals."

The Natural Resources Defense Council says the FDA's approval of BPA for use in packaging food "results in human exposure" to the chemical and is "dangerous to those who use the products."

It says studies have linked BPA exposure to a number of dangerous side effects, including defects in newborns, harm to the central nervous system, increased rates of prostate and breast cancer, and metabolic changes in the body that lead to obesity and insulin resistance, which are the main causes of diabetes."

Also, a growing body of research looking at subtle effects of low levels of BPA exposure has led the National Toxicology Program at the National Institutes of Health and the FDA to announce it has "some concern" about the potential effects of BPA "on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants and young children."

When I saw this article and saw the report on the news,  I went through all of my sons sippy cups and the ones that said BPA free went in the trash.  So when you are buying baby things for yourself or for someone that is expecting it is not always the best to go with the newest and supposed "best" product on the market until you know for sure that it is safe for you new little one or someone else's new little one.