Plastic chemical phthalates harm children's brain development

According to the latest news from the US "Science Times" on the 21st, a group of health professionals and scientists from the TENDR project issued an article in the "American Journal of Public Health" calling for an immediate ban on the use of synthetic chemical phthalates in plastics in consumer products.

Phthalates are "ubiquitous chemicals" found in hundreds of consumer products, including food and personal care products, detergents, clothing, oils and adhesives, shampoos and hair gels.

According to the current regulations of the US Food and Drug Administration, phthalates must be listed on the product label unless it is part of the smell.

The report pointed out that by 2019, more than 30 studies in about 11 different countries around the world have examined prenatal exposure to different types of phthalates.

A study showed that children exposed to high levels of phthalates in the womb had an IQ that was 7 points lower than children exposed to less.

The TENDR project, which targets environmental neurodevelopmental risks, is a group of volunteer child advocates, scientists, and health professionals who are committed to quantifying and reducing children’s exposure to neurotoxic pollutants and chemicals.

Stephanie Engel, the first author of the study, said: "What we want to achieve is to push the public health community, including US regulators, toward the goal of eliminating phthalates.