Review: babies may ingest millions of microplastics and hormone-disrupting chemicals from formula, bottles and feeding products

A review of 27 studies found microplastics and hormone-disrupting chemicals — phthalates, bisphenols, PFAS and flame retardants — in infant formula, packaging and feeding products. One study estimated polypropylene baby bottles can release 1.3–16.2 million microplastic particles per litre during formula preparation; the review did not prove harm, but calls for safer packaging and stricter limits.

Read the source: https://usrtk.org/healthwire/babies-exposed-to-microplastics-and-hormone-disrupting-chemicals-through-formula-plastic-bottles/

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