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About the Company
Gerber, which invented the baby food market in the 1920s (a product category far more popular in the United States than outside its borders), was sold by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis to Swiss food giant Nestle in April 2007. It's a match made in heaven for the parent and child, both of whom have been taken to task on multiple occasions for their aggressive marketing methods of infant feeding products in Third-World countries [Gerber|Nestle].
Gerber is one of the few companies in the field to use latex in some nipples and pacifiers. Latex contains nitrosamines, which have been linked to health problems and latex allergies in young children.
BPA-Free Products
Bottles: Clear View, Fashion Tints (also called "Plastic Pastels"), GentleFlow
Pacifiers: Gerber Pacifiers, NUK Pacifiers, NUK Button Pacifiers (packaging on each indicates silicone or latex)
Cups: Sip & Smile Spill-proof Cup, Tossables Spill-proof Cup, Cool Twisties Straw Cup, Easy Grip Insulated Soft Straw Cup (discontinued), Insulated Cool Cup (discontinued), Fun Grips Spill-proof Cup, Fun Grips Color Change Spill-proof Cup, Grins & Giggles Spill-proof Cup (discontinued); Fun Grips Lil' Sport (discontinued), Lil' Trainer toddler cup (discontinued), Easy Grip 2-Handled Soft Straw Cup (discontinued)
Utensils: Infant Spoons, Toddler Spoons, Lil' Dipper, Scoopin' Spoon, Fork & Spoon Set, Kiddie Cutlery, Tossables Disposables Utensils
Tableware: Bunch-A-Bowls, Lil' Trainer Tableware, Divide & Dine Plates, Tossables Disposable Plates, Lil' Snackin' Bowl, Snap 'n Store Plates
Other: Plastic food containers (pureed baby food)
Products Containing BPA
Bottles: Nuk/1st Choice, Preemie (discontinued), Comfort Hold (discontinued)
Pacifiers: Natural Flex
Cups: Nuk Learner Cup, Transition Cup (Premium Feeding System), Little Suzy's Zoo Two-Handle No Spill Cup, Fun Grips Soft Starter Spill-proof Cup (two handles); licensed character bottles (discontinued)
Utensils: None
Tableware: None
Other: Glass food packaging (BPA-lined jar lids)
Contact
Phone: 800-4-GERBER
Website: www.gerber.com
Last updated: 2/27/08
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