Product suppliers and manufacturers have an obligation to ensure that only safe products are marketed, by:

• providing clear instructions for use, including warnings against possible misuse
  
  
• being aware of and meeting industry and mandatory standards
  
  
• developing product recall plans and procedures including effective communication strategies to the public (eg advertisements in papers)
  
  
• incorporating safety into product design
  
  
• developing appropriate safety standards through product improvement
  
  
• implementing a quality assurance program which includes consumer feedback
  
  
• responding quickly to safety concerns that arise.

Bisphenol A

Questions and Answers

Q: What is Bisphenol A?

A: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a key ingredient in the manufacture of plastic polycarbonate infant bottles

Q: Is BPA present in any Happy Baby products?

A: BPA is present within our range of polycarbonate (plastic) SteadiflowTM and decorated infant bottles

Q: Are Happy Baby’s plastic bottles containing BPA safe to use?

A: Consumers can use our range of SteadiflowTM  and decorated polycarbonate bottles with confidence, secure in the knowledge that, whilst we utilise BPA, its presence is well below the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) threshold of 0.01 mg/kg1. and, therefore, poses no discernible threat to their health.

Q: Does BPA pose any risk to my infant’s health?

A:  “….. Bisphenol A has been investigated extensively for potential health effects. Testing, which has been conducted in academia (independent laboratories), government institutes, industry laboratories and the National Toxicology Program in the USA, has included studies into all relevant toxiocological effects. The overwhelming weight of the evidence provided by this testing demonstrates that Bisphenol A causes no significant health effects at any realistic exposure level, and that products made with Bisphenol A, including articales from polycarbonate, are safe for their intended uses”2. 

Q: Where can I direct customers to in the event that they require further information on BPA?

A: I recommend that you visit the http://www.bisphenol-a.org web-site should you require further information on this ingredient 

Q: Does Happy Baby have a glass bottle product ?

A: Happy Baby currently sells a 240ml Glass Bottle with latex teat. Happy Baby is the only manufacturer of infant glass bottles in Australia

1. http://www.plasticseurope.org/Content/Default.asp?PageID=1005

2. ibid