“The science was there 20 years ago. Why is it taking so long to act on this?” — Joel Tickner, chemical policy expert, professor at University of MA Lowell

#phthalates #TheDefender

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/toxic-phthalates-medical-supplies-premature-infants/

Despite more than two decades of evidence that phthalates — which are toxic to multiple organs, especially premature infants — leach from medical devices, the chemicals are still widely used in products designed for neonatal intensive care units.

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