Baby Pacifier May Be Source Of Infant Exposure To Endocrine Disruptor
Monday, May 25, 2015 - 11:40
in Health & Medicine
A new study has found that endocrine disrupting chemicals--which can interfere with the actions of hormones in the body--are present in some plastic teethers for babies, and the chemicals can leach out of the products. Investigators detected significant endocrine activity in 2 of 10 plastic teethers. One teether contained methyl-, ethyl- and propylparaben, while the second contained at least 6 different endocrine disrupting compounds that remain so far unidentified. read more