It is very important to use Bisphenol A (BPA), PVC, and Phthalate free containers around the kitchen. BPA chemical should be especially avoided by pregnant women, infants and young children. According to Wikipedia BPA has been found to be harmful since the 1930s. Nowadays customers can readily purchase safer food containers from well known brands to more obscure ones. A more safer way to avoid BPA, PVC or Phthalate is to use stainless steel or glass containers. Both of them don’t react or change when heated, so there is no worry of toxins leaking out.

Below are a list of products that are BPA, PVC and Phthalate free:

  • Innate MC2 Food Container
  • CaliBowls (available in ceramic and BPA-free plastic)
  • Kinderville Silicone Dishes and Storage Jars
  • Pyrex, Corningware and Corelle
  • Anchor Hocking Glass
  • Snapware Glass Lock
  • Kinetic Go Green Glasslock
  • Bormioli Rocco Frigoverre
  • Onyx Stainless Steel Ice Cube Trays
  • Ecolunchbox
  • LunchBots
  • Healthy Kitchenware
  • Greentainer Stainless Steel Lunchbox
  • To-Go Ware
  • Happy Tiffin Stackable Pyramid Tiffins
  • All-Clad
  • Kids Konserve
  • Thermos
  • Oxo Pop Plastic Containers
  • TellFresh Containers
  • Laptop Lunches
  • SnackTaxi
  • 3GreenMoms
  • Plum Creek Mercantile
  • Fresh Snack Pack
  • Graze Organic Reusable Sandwich and Snack Bags

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If you need a more readily available storage containers, but are only BPA free, you may turn to Gladware or Rubbermaid for containers and Ziploc and Saran brand for plastic bags. Here is a statement from Gladware mentioning all their products are BPA free. Rubbermaid has posted a page about BPA free products in their site. And here is a site about other brands that are BPA free. Nowadays, even stores like Walmart are turning to BPA free plastic ware.

The main concern is when you are heating up food in these containers or leaving the containers in hot sun. The temperature will cause the plastic or container to leach in toxins into the food. And these toxins are linked to causing cancer.

So please be aware of these toxins and use BPA, PVC and Phthalate free containers.