Learning Your Way Around Bisphenol-a (BPA)

In breaking news, The Globe and Mail reported that Canada is expected to officially take a stance against the use of Bisphenol-a (BPA), making it the first regulatory body in the world to reach such a decision.
The conclusion by Health Canada that BPA is a possible threat, expected to be announced as early as tomorrow, [...]

Win One of Two of Our Newest Go BPA Free Kits!

NOTE: This contest is closed.
Spring has sprung and we’re in a giving mood! We’re launching our latest innovations in Go BPA Free Kits and we can’t wait to give one of each away
So what have the Mommy brains at The Soft Landing come up with this time? After months of [...]

Testing Your Own Baby Products for Lead

What if you’ve already been using baby bibs made with vinyl? You may want to test them yourself using a lead kit made for home testing.
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) recommends using the LeadCheck, The Lead Detective and PACE Lead Alert brands in their article Test for Lead. CEH provides easy to [...]

Steering Clear of Lead in Baby Bibs

I’ve been aware of the dangers caused by lead exposure in children for some time now. But I’ve often wondered how in the world a baby bib could end up contaminated with lead. It turns out that lead is usually tied to the presence of PVC (also called vinyl) in baby bibs.
Throughout my [...]

ZRecs New Directory of BPA Expanded to Review Many Infant Care Products

ZRecs.com has just released their most recent report of BPA in baby feeding gear. They expanded the report to encompass more items such as tableware, pacifiers, utensils, feeding aids and pumping supplies. They also added information on many companies not previously reviewed.
Following suit with their previous directories, they’ve given great attention to detail, [...]

Are the Baby Bjorn Plate, Spoons and Soft Bib Non-toxic?

 

We’ve finally been able to confirm with Baby Bjorn that both their Plate and Spoon and Soft Baby Bibs do not contain bisphenol-a (BPA) or phthalates.
This is great news for parents looking for more non-toxic baby feeding options! Both products are available at Amazon.com.
UPDATE: There still seems to be some confusion as to [...]

Are Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Baby Teethers Toxic?

Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) is widely accepted as safe for use in teethers. EVA is a type of plastic that does not require a plasticizer and is bisphenol-a free, so it is considered to be non-toxic.
So what is this plasticizer stuff? PVC’s soft texture [...]

Winners of the BPA Free Beginning Solids Starter Kits

Whose babies will be decked out with all things non-toxic and ready to start solid foods? Our lucky winners were drawn using a random number system:

Susan who commented: I am so glad I found out about this blog — (in the newsweek article) — I love the email updates and it’s so [...]

Win a Beginning Solids Starter Kit for Baby with Bloggy Giveaways

NOTE: This contest has ended.  You can find out who the winners were here.
Yeeaaahhhh! The Bloggy Giveaway is here to brighten up the humdrum Winter!

We’ve been working on a line of unique starter kits to help simplify the process of deciding what you’ll need at various stages for your baby. We’re in the [...]

Lead Free Bibbity Rinse & Roll Bib Gets Thumbs Up

The Bibbity Rinse and Roll Bib by Kiddopotamus is the perfect solution to the latest baby bib recall. The Bibbity is made with wonderfully soft, non-toxic plastic that is free of Bisphenol-a, PVC, Phthalates, Latex and Lead.
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Rinses easily
Blocks spills
Giant scoop bottom does its job as a crumb catcher
Ideal for travel: rinse it, roll it up, [...]