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Haakaa Reusable Silicone Breast Milk Storage Bags

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Haakaa

Reusable Silicone Breast Milk Storage Bags

A real single-use-plastic eliminator used under repeated heat, with an undisclosed cure system and stopper. Our silicone ladder puts heat-path silicone with component gaps at 3.

3 / 10 Medium plastic footprint $$$$

Reusable food-grade silicone milk bags that replace boxes of single-use plastic milk bags, used through repeated boiling and sterilizing, which is where silicone questions live.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Little plastic
Food-grade silicone body with a leakproof stopper whose own material is not stated; the stopper strap is silicone. Fridge, freezer and steam-steriliser safe per the brand.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Sheds some
Silicone is not a petroleum plastic and is not a microplastic source the way plastic is, though as a polymer it can release trace particles or siloxanes, more so with heat and age. Whether silicone forms microplastics is still an open question
End of life: persistence and recovery Mostly recovers
Not stated. Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Some concern
Some plastic-contact chemistry is possible; see the notes.
Transparency and verification Partly disclosed
Silicone grade stated as food grade; stopper material and cure system not stated

Strengths

  • Replaces dozens of disposable milk storage bags
  • Stated free of BPA, PVC and phthalates
  • Survives boiling, steam sterilizing and freezing

Trade-offs

  • Repeated boil and steam cycles are exactly where silicone can release trace compounds
  • Stopper material and cure system not disclosed
  • No third-party standard named

What's inside

Food-grade silicone body with a leakproof stopper whose own material is not stated; the stopper strap is silicone. Fridge, freezer and steam-steriliser safe per the brand.

PartMaterial
BagFood-grade silicone
StopperNot stated
StrapSilicone

Free of BPA, PVC, phthalates (stated)

Packaging
Not stated
Microplastics
Silicone is not a petroleum plastic and is not a microplastic source the way plastic is, though as a polymer it can release trace particles or siloxanes, more so with heat and age. Whether silicone forms microplastics is still an open question

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Food-grade silicone (stated)BPA, PVC and phthalate free (stated)Reusable, replaces disposable milk bagsBoil and steam sterilizable

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Haakaa

Haakaa is a New Zealand baby brand making silicone feeding products, sold in the US via haakaausa.com.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

Hi, I’m Melissa-founder of Thriving Sustainably

Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.