BPA and related chemicals: Human safety thresholds for endocrine disrupting chemicals may be inaccurate
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 13:01
in Health & Medicine
Human and rat testes respond differently to endocrine disrupting chemicals such as BPA in two thirds of all cases, according to a recent review. As human safety levels are extrapolated from rodent data, the study could lead to a re-evaluation of the acceptable daily intake for many endocrine disruptors. Endocrine disruptors are compounds that interfere with animal hormone (or endocrine) systems in various ways.