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Philips Avent iQ24 Sterilizer with 2 Bottles, 9 oz
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This seems to be a terrific sterilizer once you get the hang of it -- it's a bit tricky at first. But I'm writing primarily to correct misinformation I see in another review, and secondarily to mention the "bisphenol A" toxicity issue. The top-rated review for this item [update: no longer top-rated] encourages people to pop baby items in the microwave for 40 seconds as a cheaper way to sterilize them. Yikes! From what I've read, that suggestion is unwise. Here's my best understanding of the facts. 1. The definitive (University of Florida) study of microwaving (completely wet) sponges found it took 2 minutes, not "20 seconds", to kill most bacteria & bacterial spores in the (completely wet) sponges. Google on the university's name plus "sponges" plus "sterilize" and you'll find the report for yourself. 2. The study's authors recommended AGAINST using the microwave to sterilize any SOLID objects like baby bottles! For example, small plastic syringes took TWELVE minutes -- not 20 seconds, not 40 seconds, and not even 2 minutes -- to begin to sterilize. Why? Presumably it's the HOT WATER that kills the sponge germs, not the microwave energy. Of course, dry, solid objects heat up very little in a microwave. Sterilization of ANY kind is a tricky business, and you don't want to base your technique on hearsay or personal impressions! You need to use a tested system, and then **follow the tested system's instructions absolutely and exactly**. Philips Avent does sell a microwave sterilization kit, which relies on STEAM (hot water) for its effect. That probably works fine. But for goodness sake, please don't use the microwave to sterilize these items without a well-developed (steam-based) kit! Many things can mess up your outcomes, such as different microwave wattages. Finally, the top-rated critical review of this appliance raises concern about "Bisphenol A" in the bottles. I don't actually know whether these bottles leach Bisphenol A when heated, but I'll presume the reviewer is correct. If so, what does that mean, and what is the risk? Unfortunately, the degree of risk from "Bisphenol A" remains unclear. Animal studies may or may not translate to human risk. But there's enough concern among researchers and regulatory agencies to make avoiding Bisphenol A a good idea. The chemical DOES have a range of toxic effects on lab animals -- especially during infant development. Including neurological, hormonal (premature puberty, for example) and cellular. As an example of who is taking the "Bisphenol A" risk seriously now, consider this excerpt from Wikipedia on 4/23/08: "On April 18, 2008 Canadian Health Minister Tony Clement announced that Canada intends to ban the import, sale, and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles containing bisphenol A over concerns of the safety of bisphenol A. While Health Canada concluded that human exposures are less than the levels deemed to be potentially unsafe, the margin of safety was considered too low for formula-fed infants.[54][55] Around the same time, Wal-Mart announced that it was immediately ceasing sales in all its Canadian stores of food containers, water and baby bottles, sippy cups, and pacifiers containing bisphenol A, and that it would phase out baby bottles made with it in U.S. stores by early 2009.[56] Nalgene also announced it will stop using the chemical in its products,[57] and Toys-R-Us said it will cease selling baby bottles made from it.[58]" Hmmm... What to do? Insufficient or haphazard sterilization is a *known* health risk for infants. So if the only options were (a) introduce some "Bisphenol A" or (b) provide unsanitary food/water to my baby, I'd be tempted to opt for the Bisphenol A. But a system that uses tempered glass bottles could eliminate BOTH concerns.
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