The plastic plague: Hormone-disrupting chemicals in everyday things like water bottles DO cause cancer, diabetes, ADHD and autism – and cost US $340 BILLION a year Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are in thousands of products Products range from plastic water bottles to cheap toys and cosmetics Study warns they cause neurological damage and behavioral problems Exposure[…]
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Exposure to Chemicals in Plastic Depending on where you live and work, you’re likely to be exposed to many plastic products every day. Food and beverage containers, some disposable plates, and toiletry bottles are all plastic and all are made from chemicals. Research suggests that all plastics may leach chemicals if they’re scratched or heated.[…]
CNN)Your “BPA-free” plastic product may be no safer than the product it replaced, says a new UCLA study that analyzed the impact of a common BPA alternative on zebra fish embryos. The study joins a small but growing group of similar research sounding the alarm about so called “BPA-free” alternatives. “Our findings are frightening and[…]
According to new research, drinking from plastic refillable water bottle can be “many times worse than licking your dog’s toy” in terms of the amount of bacteria it will bring you into contact with. The website Treadmill Reviews commissioned EmLab P&K to test 12 water bottles of four different types – screw-top, slide-top, squeeze-top, and[…]
