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Company Ratings
Our overall assessments of the companies whose products we cover in this report are intended to serve as an assessment of each company's overall relevance to parents who are committed to reducing the BPA exposure of children in their lives. We have divided companies into four groups based on the described criteria.
Excellent: To receive an "Excellent" rating in the Z Report on BPA, companies must provide attractive, functional products in at least two product categories or exceptional design in one category, with all mouth-contact products being exclusively BPA-free, and must indicate or demonstrate a commitment to providing BPA-free products as a matter of course in the development of new products.
Within this group, we have designated as "Top Picks" companies that have made major contributions in design or overall product-line development to the range of BPA-free options available for U.S. parents. These companies' names are printed in boldface text and their company profiles will feature the ZRecs Top Pick pink starburst for as long as they retain that status.
Adiri
Born Free
Brita
Combi
KidCo
Klean Kanteen
Green to Grow
Medela
Nalgene
Not Neutral
Obentec
Prince Lionheart
Rivadossi Sandro (Trebimbi)
SIGG
Steadyco
Thermos
thinkbaby
Good: Companies in this category provide predominantly BPA-free mouth-contact products and offer at least one recently-designed BPA-free item in each product area they serve. Companies which do not currently make enough relevant products to be considered major players or who have failed to innovate since an initial product launch may receive this rating, even if their full product line is entirely BPA-free; such companies' names are printed in boldface type.
Baby Bjorn
Baby Cie
Boon
DCI
Emily Green
Ezee Reach
Lansinoh
Luvable Friends
Mother's Milkmate
Mud Pie Baby
Nurture Pure
ORE Originals
Sassy
Silikids
Skip*Hop
Tupperware
Fair: Companies classified as "Fair" may provide excellent products in some categories but produce products in other categories while offering no quality non-polycarbonate option. Companies may express a hostility to the search for suitable alternative plastics for their products, or may have inconsistent and confusing naming, labeling, or communications policies with regards to their products' BPA status. Some BPA-free companies whose flagship products suggest significant design flaws, based on repeated user comments or ZRecs testing, or whose companies' policies, pricing or organizational status limit their products' relevance, are noted with an asterisk (*). Companies deemed likely to advance out of this category before 2009, for reasons noted in their company posts, have their names printed in boldface type.
Babylife (Wee-go)*
BFree*
Dr. Brown's
Evenflo
Gerber
iPlay
Kidbasix*
MAM
Munchkin
Nuby
Playtex
Rubbermaid
The First Years
Tommee Tippee
Poor: Companies rated "Poor" demonstrate an unwillingness to acknowledge the legitimacy of consumers' concerns about Bisphenol-A and/or offer few or no BPA-free products.
Ameda
Avent
Playskool
Phil & Ted's
Second Nature
We'll be updating these listings individually as needed and will alert readers whenever we make major updates to a company post, so if you're interested in following this issue make sure you're subscribed to ZRecs via RSS or email.
We encourage readers who wish to support our research and advocacy to make purchases through product links contained in the directory or using the Amazon.com product search box on the lefthand side of the blog.
You might also be interested in:
* Our BPA Mobile text-messaging service, which we offer free of charge (you simply pay whatever your carrier requires for texts)
* Our Product Guides to safer teethers and bath toys
To see the main directory page of the previous edition of the Z Report on BPA, click here.
Disclaimer: Z Recommends collects information for its reports from official company websites, company-staffed customer service lines, and company managers and public relations officials. We also update listings as needed to correct or revise information, and encourage readers or company officials to submit questions, comments or corrections as needed to ensure that this information is as accurate as possible. By reading and acting upon the information contained here, you hereby release Z Recommends from any liability for the information provided in this or other ZRecs reports. |
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