Which Nuby Bottles, Sippys, Teethers and Utensils Are Really BPA Free?

January 9, 2008 by Alicia
Filed under Baby Dishes and Utensils, Baby Teethers, Pacifiers, Safer Baby Bottles, Shopping Guides

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UPDATED 7/21/09

We’ve worked closely with the company to confirm which items are officially BPA free. Is that Nuby cup your child is drinking from actually BPA free? Before you throw it out in a panic, let me shed some light on the subject. Nuby (a subsidiary of Luv ‘n Care) offers BPA free baby feeding gear, but their naming system can be confusing. So many BPA free items sound just like others that do contain BPA.

We’ve included pictures to help further reduce confusion. Nuby also confirmed that they do not use PVC or phthalates in ANY of their products and haven’t used those chemicals since 1998. Way to go Nuby!

Nuby Pacifiers (NEW!)

Natural Flex Classic Oval Pacifiers

natural-flex-orthodontic-pacifiers-with-nubs

Natural Flex Orthodontic Pacifier w/ Nubs

Natural Flex Round Cherry Style with Nubs

*Note: All other Nuby pacifiers still contain BPA at this time.

Nuby Baby Bottles:

Nuby Natural Touch Silicone Bottle with SoftFlex Wide Neck Nipple

Natural Touch 5oz or 7oz Silicone Bottle with SoftFlex Wide Neck Nipple

Natural Touch 3 Stage Feeding System with SoftFlex Nipple, Spout and Handles

Natural Touch 8oz or 10oz Bottle with SoftFlex Anti-colic Nipple

10oz Wide Neck Bottle with Handles

8oz Non-Drip Wide Neck Bottles

10oz 3 Stage Wide Neck Feeding System

11oz Non-Drip Standard Bottles 3pk

7oz Non-Drip Standard Bottles 3pk

10 oz Tinted Standard Bottles with Non-drip Nipple 3 Pack

7oz and 11 oz 3 Stage Standard Bottle w/ handles (not to be confused with the 3 Stage polycarbonate bottles seen below)

Nuby Sippy Cups and Straw Bottles:

Natural Touch SoftFlex Sippy

Natural Touch Sport Sipper

Natural Touch Flip-it Sipper

7oz Basic Sippy Tumbler (Available exclusively at The Soft Landing)

10 oz Easy Grip No-Spill Sipper with soft silicone spout; also called the Gripper Cup with soft silicone spout

Easy Grip 10 oz No-Spill Sports Sipper

10 oz 2 Handle Cup with Soft Silicone Spout; also called 2 Handle No-spill 10 oz Cup

12 oz No-Spill Sport Sipper; also called 12 oz No-spill Gripper (or Easy Grip) Sport Sipper

9oz Printed Insulated No-spill Cup with Silicone Spout

9oz No-spill Printed Cup with Silicone Spout

9oz Tinted No-Spill Gripper Cup (Valve is now BPA-free)

14 oz Tinted Flip-It Leak-proof Straw Cup; also called the 10 & 14 oz Sport Sipper (Flip-it cover is now BPA-free)

12 oz No-spill Mega Sipper With Fat Flip-It Straw; also called 12 oz Mega Sipper or 12oz No-Spill Sipper with Flip it Straw

9oz No-Spill Printed Cup with Flip-it Straw (BPA in flip-it straw cover)

Insulated 9 oz Printed Cup with Flip-It Straw (BPA free as of 6/08)

Insulated 9 oz Printed Cup with Flip-It Straw (BPA free flip-it cap as of 6/08)

11oz Insulated Magic Motion Flip-it Cup (BPA free flip-it cap as of 10/6/08)

11oz Insulated Magic Motion Flip-it Cup (BPA free flip-it cap as of 10/08)

9oz Insulated No-spill Cup with Flip-it Cap 2 Pack (BPA in flip-it cap)

9oz Insulated No-spill Cup with Flip-it Cap 2 Pack (BPA free flip-it cap as of 1/09)

7 oz Two Handle Cup with Valveless No-Spill Soft Silicone Spout with Vari-Flow Feature

7 oz Two Handle No-Spill Cup with Vari-flow Soft Silicone Spout (BPA-free as of 1/09 - look for marked packaging)

8oz Two Handle Cup w/ Fat Flip-it Straw (BPA-free as of 1/09 - look for marked packaging)

8oz Two Handle Flip n Sip Straw Cup (BPA-free as of 1/09 - look for marked packaging)

7oz Two Handle Cup with Valveless No-Spill Spout (BPA-free as 1/09 - look for marked packaging)

7oz Two Handle Grip n Sip Cup with Valveless No-Spill Spout (BPA-free as 1/09 - look for marked packaging)

Replacement Valves (BPA-free as of 1/09 - look for marked packaging)

7oz and 9oz No-spill Printed Cup with Valve (BPA-free valve as of 1/09)

9oz Insulated Cup with Valve and Flip-cap (BPA-free valve and cap as of 1/09)

Nuby Teethers:

Nibbler Fresh Food Feeder

Jiggle Giggle Vibrating Teethers

Icy Bite Teether Ring

Icy Bite Teether Keys

Bug-a-loop Teether

Kool Ice Gel Soother Teethers

Jiggle Giggle Vibrating Teethers

Coolbite Fun Pal Teethers

Coolbite Teethers

Pur Icy Bite Teethers

Nuby Dishes and Utensils:

Nuby Hot Safe Feeding Spoons

Fork and Spoon Set

Wacky Ware Fork and Spoon

Sound Bites Fun Feeding Spoons

Wash or Toss Dishes

Snack Cup with Feeding Spoon

Wacky Ware Bowl with Lid

Powdered Formula Dispenser

So after all the fuss, we’ve come to find that Nuby does provide some affordable alternatives in several different areas. Hopefully we’ve helped alleviate some of the confusion.

7/23/09: Read about a recent voluntary recall of Nuby’s gel-filled teethers here.

7/21/09: Nuby Natural Touch line for breastfed babies is finally available in the U.S. – at The Soft Landing first, of course!

6/10/09: Nuby has just introduced a new line of BPA-free pacifiers in their Natural Touch line! See updates above.

1/6/09: Great news! Nuby has redesigned some of their all-time favorite sippy cups to be BPA-free. Read about it here and see additional BPA-free cups below.

12/19/08: We’ve re-confirmed that all Nuby are definitely PVC-free.

12/8/08: Learn more about Healthy Toys test results on the Nuby Nibbler here.

6/1/08: Some Nuby products sold internationally are different than those sold here in the U.S. If you live outside the U.S., please check with your local manufacturer to confirm the materials used in their products.

Tags: BPA Free Nuby Products, Luv n Care, Natural Flex Pacifiers, Nuby Bottles, Nuby Natural Touch, Nuby Sippy Cups, Nuby Teethers, Nuby Utensils, Polycarbonate Nuby Products

vioricab

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to Nuby Company for the "Natural Touch 5oz or 7oz Silicone Bottle with SoftFlex Wide Neck Nipple". My daughter is 8 months old, and i wanted to start giving her formula, but from about 30 bottles i tried, she didn't like any of them - but today - gosh, when she tried the Natural Touch bottle, it was like God sent - she loved it. Started eating right away - what a release, so thank you. Highly Recommended :)

simrut

Are these BPA free Nuby baby feeders sterlizable? Do we need to boil them before use or these are to be used as such. As recently i bought 300mL BPA free feeders ...after boiling it became leaky

Amy

Hello -
This is a fantastic website! Thanks so much for all the wonderful information! My daughter is ready for sippy cups, and in going through the different ones from my shower I find that I have a NUBY 11oz 3-stage non-drip standard neck bottle. I am confused because on the list is says that some are but others aren't? Mine is much 'pinker' in plastic than the ones shown on your photograph, so does that mean it's the PC plastic and not the PP? I am so confused? How can I tell?
Thanks so much!
Amy

Alicia

Thanks, Amy!

It's really tough to tell which is which with some companies like Nuby. Why don't you email us a link to your specific product online and we'll research it for you :)

Alicia

softlanding

Hi Jeanne,

You're welcome - it's a confusing situation!

Yes, the Nuby Nibbler, Hot Safe Spoons and Icy Bite Keys have been BPA-free for several years and Nuby just began labeling as such in response to concerned parents.

Alicia

Jeanne

Hi Alicia,

Thanks a lot for your explanation, that's really helpful :)

Just an additional info to your great explanation, when I finally opened the packaging, on a small paper inside the bottle Nuby DOES say that the bottle is bpa free (wish Nuby would put this highly important info more "visible" for us, LOL).

Another thing that I'm still confused about is Nuby Nibbler, Spoon with hot indicator and icy bite teether keys. I had bought these items from 2 different online stores. The items came from one store have no bpa free sign on the packaging (years of production are 2005+2006), but same items came from second store do have bpa free sign (years of production 2008). Does this mean, Nuby finally puts bpa free sign on their new produced items? If so, just to make sure again, the nibblers, spoon with hot indicator and icy bite teether keys produced before 2008 are also bpa free, right?

Thanks so much.

Rgds,
Jeanne

softlanding

Hi Jeanne,

That's a great question - and one that we hear almost everyday. We recently posted a F.A.Q. on our store website answering that question that question, and here's how we explain it to our customers:

Q: I just received my order and I’m worried because not everything is labeled as BPA, PVC and phthalate-free. Does this mean I received a toxic product by mistake?

A: No. Manufactures are not required by law to label their products with “ingredient” lists. Some products may be labeled, and if so, that manufacturer has chosen to label independent of the law.

A label would make life SO much easier! Then we wouldn't have to spend the immense amount of time and energy we do to locate and confirm (repeatedly I might add!) that a given product is made without the use of BPA, PVC and phthalates :)

As for Nuby's product coding system - yes, they do stamp the year of production on most of their products. The products we have listed on the above list have been BPA-free for many years according to Nuby. They were not designed to be specifically BPA-free - it was more of an accident. Please note though, that any of the products recently added to our list (meaning they were redesigned by Nuby to be BPA-free) will include a specific date for the change over.

Hope that helps,

Alicia

Jeanne

Just info for Michele, Nuby Natural Touch items are available at Babiesrus since few weeks ago. I thought maybe she still needs this info. HTH.

Jeanne

Hi,

I just bought Nuby 3 Stage Standard 11oz Bottles & Sassy Feeding Bowl Set with Lids at Babiesrus' bpa free feeding section. At that time, I was convinced that those items are really bpa free, and on the receipt that the cashier gave me the items were also listed as bpa free products.

Then, when I got home, I checked again and found out that there's no 'bpa free' sign on those items' packaging. So, actually are these items bpa free or not?

Fyi, the year at the back of the Nuby bottles' packaging says 2006, does that indicate the year when they made these bottles? If so, does Nuby already go bpa free at that time?

I'm not peaceful now until I have good explanation regarding this matter, otherwise I would just return them to that baby store.

Thanks Softlanding :)

Lois Clarke

Love your info. Thought I would pass on some that I came across regarding sippy cups. Thermos brand now puts out a BPA free, stainless steel sippy cup and thermos. Believe it or not, found one at Big Lots store, which most of the time receives "left over" products from bigger stores. Only one in the store, price was $14.00 for both. On the lookout for more of the same. Hope this helps someone.