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So is the conclusion that bisphenol A and phthalates disturb testicle development in fetus, but that we should still try to study this in bigger datasets? To b
by DoingIsLearning 6y ago
So is the conclusion that bisphenol A and phthalates disturb testicle development in fetus, but that we should still try to study this in bigger datasets?
To be practical then, pregnant women should avoid plastic containers with bisphenol A and phthalates?
I always find most systematic reviews very defensive about drawing conclusions, I understand this is due to the fact that the evidence is often from dissimilar data or experiments, but often it just hides clarity.
- cies 6y agoBPA is everywhere. For example, I learned receipt paper (that stuff that comes on rolls) are coated with it. It needs to be classified as toxic, but industry does not have an alternative, so it gets pushed fwd again and again.
- est31 6y agoIn theory, BPA on receipts is banned in the EU since January: https://echa.europa.eu/en/-/bisphenol-s-has-replaced-bisphenol-a-in-thermal-paper https://echa.europa.eu/en/-/bisphenol-s-has-replaced-bisphen... But many places still give BPA based receipts, and many have switched to BPS instead.
- cies 6y agoWow. That's good news. It finally came through.
- s9w 6y agoAll of these chemicals have the same effects. I have a friend who is involved in the chemical background on these bans. He says it's known that they're all functionally identical, but there's years of research needed for each to get them banned. Nothing was won by banning BPA at all besides a false sense of security.
- cies 6y agoInteresting how years are needed to get them banned, but this is not the case for their use in products that are handled by the unprotected/unexpecting.