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Safe to Microwave Medela Breast Pump Parts to Sterilize?

I sterilize my breast pump parts in this special plastic bag made by Medela that you put a tiny bit of water in and then put it in the microwave for 3 minutes. Last night the local 5pm news reported a new study about a toxin (bisphenol-A or BPA) that leaches from some plastic baby bottles when they're heated or washed in hot water (including Avent, Evenflo, Dr. Brown's and Disney/First Years). At first, I freaked out but then I read the report and discovered that Medela breast pump bottles are BPA-free. (The report is at http://chej.org...