Archive for the 'Phthalates' Category

Stories and/or research dealing with DEP (diethyl phthalate), DMP (dimethyl phthalate) and DBP (dibutyl phthalate).

EPA Delivers “Unwelcome Christmas Gift” to Chemical Industry with New Measures to Regulate Chemicals

Published: 12 January 2010
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Studies/State & Federal Regulations

“London Business Green” reports the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) delivered an “unwelcome Christmas gift” to the chemical industry over the holiday period, announcing tough new measures to regulate the use of four chemical groups (including phthalates), and also listing the chemicals industry as one of three sectors that will face more demanding environmental clean-up […]

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Epigenetic Research Takes Aim at Cancer, Autism, and BPA

Published: 23 December 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Studies/State & Federal Regulations

According to the “Washington Post,” Duke University’s Randy Jirtle is conducting research that might have meaning for many human illnesses, including cancer, Alzheimer’s, and autism. He has made one mouse brown and one yellow by altering their epigenetics in utero through diet. Toxicologists are also studying chemicals in plastics, such as phthalates and bisphenol […]

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New Research Shows Chemicals, including BPA, Reach Babies in Womb

Published: 27 November 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Studies/State & Federal Regulations

“Sphere” reports new research shows that chemicals from everyday products contaminate women’s bodies, and that their children enter the world already exposed to known toxics. Nine women from California, Oregon and Washington participated in the first-of-its-kind study and had blood and urine samples taken during their second trimester of pregnancy. The researchers found 13 toxic […]

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Tests on Health Officials Find High Levels of Toxins in Participants

Published: 23 October 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Studies/State & Federal Regulations

“Anchorage Daily News” reports a project called the Alaska Community Action on Toxics, sponsored primarily by Physicians for Social Responsibility, tested the blood and urine of 20 doctors and nurses ranging in age from 33 to 85 and found high levels of toxins in many of the participants. The participants were tested for […]

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New Study Connects Phthalates to Liver Problems in Premature Babies

Published: 31 July 2009
Category: Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Studies/State & Federal Regulations

According to the “Associated Press,” a chemical used in many plastic products is suspected of raising the risk of liver problems in premature babies, according to a new study. The small study in a German hospital suggests phthalates, used in some intravenous feeding bags and tubing, may raise preemies’ chances for liver damage. Animal […]

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BPA and Phthalates on Maine’s List of 1,700 Chemicals of “High Concern”

Published: 24 July 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Reproductive/Hormonal Changes, Studies/State & Federal Regulations

According to the “Bangor Daily News,” the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a list of about 1,700 “chemicals of high concern”— substances that pose a significant risk to human health that also are used in manufacturing common consumer goods. State officials and environmental health […]

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“New York Times” Columnist Calls on Congress to Protect Public from Phthalates

Published: 21 July 2009
Category: Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Reproductive/Hormonal Changes

According to “New York Times” op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristoff, phthalates, found in plastic bottles, cosmetics, and some toys, are ubiquitous in modern life and many scientists have linked them to everything from sexual deformities in babies to obesity and diabetes. According to Kristoff, “If terrorists were putting phthalates in our drinking water, we would be […]

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Study Says 50 Chemicals Capable of Disrupting Hormones in US and EU Packaging

Published: 14 July 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Studies/State & Federal Regulations

“The Globe and Mail” reports at least 50 chemicals capable of interfering with hormones is permitted in packaging in the United States and the European Union, a recent study says. The best known of such chemicals are bisphenol A (BPA), which mimics estrogen and is used to make polycarbonate, and phthalates, which are added […]

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Evidence Mounts that Plastic Harms People and Environment

Published: 8 July 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Studies/State & Federal Regulations

According to “Environmental Health News,” evidence is mounting that the chemical building blocks that make plastics so versatile are the same components that might harm people and the environment, according to a new compilation of articles authored by more than 60 scientists from around the world. The new report aims to present the first […]

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Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Plastic Bottles May Contain Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

Published: 7 May 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Reproductive/Hormonal Changes, Studies/State & Federal Regulations

The “Discovery Channel” reports new evidence suggests that plastic water bottles may not be so benign after all as scientists in Germany have found that polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics — the kind used to make water bottles, among many other common products — may also harbor hormone-disrupting chemicals that leach into the water. It […]

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