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Recent studies show endocrine-disrupting chemicals difficult to avoid
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Despite new criteria for defining and regulating use of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, taking effect in Europe, scientists, citizens and policymakers worldwide continue to debate the effects of chemicals commonly found in consumer goods. In a recent statement, the Endocrine Society raised concern that the bar for defining a chemical as endocrine disruptor is too high. Meanwhile, suspect chemicals have been found in restaurant and fast food offerings and containers, essential oils and cash register receipts, among many others.
As a courtesy to its readers, Endocrine Today compiled a list of the latest news on EDCs posted on Healio.com.
Dining out linked to increased exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in foods
U.S. children and adults who consume food from sources away from home are more likely to have higher measurements of endocrine-disrupting phthalates in their urine than those who prepare most of their food at home.
Two common essential oils contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Certain chemical components of lavender and tea tree oils have been identified as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and a new study lends further evidence to suggest that topical use in prepubescent boys may lead to the development of male prepubertal gynecomastia.
FDA, endocrinologists at odds over agency’s latest BPA safety claims
The HHS National Toxicology Program issued a draft report in February suggesting that rodents exposed to the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A experienced only “minimal effects,” leading the FDA to reaffirm its stance that the chemical is “safe for consumers” at current levels in food packaging.
Diet intervention fails to reduce ‘ubiquitous’ BPA exposure for teens
Adolescents who created real-world diets attempting to avoid exposure to bisphenol A, or BPA, for 7 days experienced no change in urinary BPA levels and reported difficulty in avoiding the endocrine-disrupting chemical.
Report: BPS replaces BPA in many store receipts
An analysis of more than 150 store receipts revealed that most no longer contain the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A; however, many now contain bisphenol S, which raises similar health concerns, according to a new report from the Ecology Center.